Cost of living comparison

Uzbekistan

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 41.8% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 88.2% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 26.3% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 79.7% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 32.0% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 7.7% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 91.6% more in Serbia

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, and childcare in Serbia are more expensive than in Uzbekistan. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Serbia.

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Serbia vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Serbia instead of Uzbekistan, you would:

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pay 88.2% more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.68 UZS80,639.11	$8.70 RSD909	+30.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.56 UZS55,074.97	$9.63 RSD1,006	+111.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 UZS9,088.42	$2.05 RSD215	+172.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 UZS4,180.24	$1.58 RSD165	+355.1%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 26.3% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 UZS6,083.39	$0.78 RSD81	+54.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.08 UZS37,139.20	$4.54 RSD475	+47.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 UZS48,915.95	$4.83 RSD505	+19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UZS19,001.44	$2.32 RSD242	+47.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 UZS20,654.01	$2.82 RSD295	+65.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 UZS6,435.92	$0.56 RSD58	+4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 UZS10,457.00	$0.78 RSD81	-10.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 UZS12,772.60	$0.72 RSD75	-32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UZS8,810.05	$1.00 RSD104	+36.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 UZS3,748.58	$0.41 RSD43	+33.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 UZS2,295.15	$0.32 RSD34	+70.5%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 79.7% more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.62 UZS55,756.68	$6.92 RSD724	+49.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.05 UZS97,239.79	$25.68 RSD2,684	+218.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,434.35 UZS307M	$29,965.17 RSD3M	+17.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.16 UZS38,122.07	$9.06 RSD947	+187.0%
Average			+79.7%

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pay 32.0% more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.06 UZS146K	$26.71 RSD2,792	+121.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$284.41 UZS3M	$340.23 RSD35,559	+19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.65 UZS2M	$248.38 RSD25,959	+23.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.36 UZS922K	$130.61 RSD13,650	+71.0%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 7.7% more for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$247.37 UZS3M	$258.66 RSD27,033	+4.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,457.10 UZS78M	$7,159.32 RSD748K	+10.9%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.74 UZS20,965.36	$2.55 RSD267	+46.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 UZS21,618.32	$1.92 RSD200	+7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 UZS24,158.43	$4.33 RSD453	+116.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.82 UZS722K	$29.21 RSD3,053	-51.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.14 UZS49,938.49	$5.57 RSD582	+34.6%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 91.6% more for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.08 UZS255K	$82.25 RSD8,596	+290.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.80 UZS360K	$45.18 RSD4,721	+51.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.82 UZS1000K	$105.67 RSD11,044	+27.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.68 UZS793K	$117.40 RSD12,270	+78.8%
Average			+91.6%

Uzbekistan vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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