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Serbia vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 8.3% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.6% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 10.0% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 16.7% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 52.9% less in Serbia
Childcare: pay 32.4% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.1% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 0.1% more in Serbia

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Serbia are more expensive than in United Arab Emirates. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and groceries are lower in Serbia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Serbia.

Serbia vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Serbia instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 76.6% more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 AED29.06	$8.22 RSD817	+3.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 AED31.75	$9.48 RSD941	+9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AED3.83	$2.10 RSD208	+101.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AED1.85	$1.47 RSD146	+191.9%
Average			+76.6%

United Arab Emirates vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.0% less for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 AED5.39	$0.74 RSD73	-49.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 AED19.68	$4.66 RSD463	-13.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.56	$5.09 RSD506	-26.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 AED10.34	$2.41 RSD239	-14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$3.02 RSD300	-17.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 AED3.59	$0.56 RSD56	-42.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 AED2.75	$0.83 RSD83	+11.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 AED2.69	$0.75 RSD74	+2.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.15	$0.98 RSD97	+67.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.76	$0.45 RSD45	-5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.93	$0.42 RSD41	-21.0%
Average			-10.0%

United Arab Emirates vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.7% more for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$6.88 RSD684	+136.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.10 AED195.00	$30.31 RSD3,011	-42.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,680.12 AED149K	$30,955.44 RSD3M	-23.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 AED31.21	$8.27 RSD822	-2.7%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 52.9% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.41 AED372.42	$26.24 RSD2,607	-74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	$412.90 RSD41,015	-71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.79 AED3,638.67	$302.98 RSD30,096	-69.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.67 AED450.49	$126.67 RSD12,583	+3.3%
Average			-52.9%

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pay 32.4% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.28 AED1,826.25	$270.33 RSD26,853	-45.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	$6,594.36 RSD655K	-19.2%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 56.1% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.43 AED38.31	$2.49 RSD247	-76.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.32	$2.03 RSD201	-59.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$4.41 RSD438	-29.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.55 AED277.45	$32.25 RSD3,203	-57.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.19 AED48.44	$5.47 RSD543	-58.5%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 0.1% more for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.04 AED275.58	$78.65 RSD7,813	+4.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.50 AED218.51	$49.57 RSD4,924	-16.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.66 AED388.03	$107.57 RSD10,685	+1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.53 AED391.23	$117.74 RSD11,696	+10.5%
Average			+0.1%

United Arab Emirates vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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