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Serbia vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 47.4% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 37.8% less in Serbia
Groceries: pay 48.3% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 40.9% less in Serbia
Housing: pay 57.6% less in Serbia
Childcare: pay 65.0% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.1% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 21.2% less in Serbia

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.8% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$24.99	$7.13 RSD734	-52.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.00	$7.64 RSD787	-14.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.31	$1.60 RSD165	-37.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.61	$1.16 RSD119	-46.4%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 48.3% less for groceries

	Wellington	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.29	$0.70 RSD72	-64.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$6.95	$3.97 RSD409	-4.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$11.69	$4.84 RSD498	-30.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$11.45	$2.39 RSD246	-65.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$8.47	$2.93 RSD302	-42.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.34	$0.48 RSD49	-65.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.83	$0.75 RSD78	-30.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.47	$0.64 RSD66	-56.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.37	$0.81 RSD84	-68.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.70	$0.46 RSD47	-54.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.40	$0.43 RSD45	-48.2%
Average			-48.3%

Wellington vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.9% less for transportation

	Wellington	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$10.74	$6.22 RSD641	-3.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$213.55	$23.52 RSD2,422	-81.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$57,485.51	$28,112.26 RSD2,894,691	-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$30.49	$7.11 RSD732	-61.0%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 57.6% less for housing

	Wellington	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$90.85	$23.16 RSD2,385	-57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,489.84	$353.21 RSD36,370	-76.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,235.10	$242.83 RSD25,004	-81.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$224.50	$113.86 RSD11,724	-15.1%
Average			-57.6%

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pay 65.0% less for childcare

	Wellington	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,458.80	$238.41 RSD24,549	-72.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$21,175.91	$5,379.39 RSD553,911	-57.5%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.00	$2.03 RSD209	-71.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$5.71	$1.68 RSD173	-50.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$40.94	$3.80 RSD391	-84.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$66.71	$25.78 RSD2,654	-35.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$20.49	$4.53 RSD466	-63.0%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 21.2% less for clothing

	Wellington	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$126.85	$73.17 RSD7,534	-3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$92.23	$35.45 RSD3,651	-35.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$199.95	$92.31 RSD9,505	-22.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$216.95	$99.77 RSD10,273	-23.0%
Average			-21.2%

Wellington vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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