Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 7.8% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 40.5% more for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
$5.30
RSD581
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
$5.28
RSD578
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
$1.26
RSD138
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
$2.79
RSD305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
$3.92
RSD429
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
$2.61
RSD286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
$5.90
RSD646
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$28.69
RSD3,143
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,065,788
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$6.51
RSD713
|
|
pay 0.6% less for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
$19.75
RSD2,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
$243.04
RSD26,627
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
$166.63
RSD18,256
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
$103.25
RSD11,311
|
|
pay 32.4% less for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
$141.48
RSD15,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$6,814.10
RSD746,539
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.82
RSD200
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
$1.30
RSD142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
$22.05
RSD2,415
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
$4.52
RSD495
|
|
pay 99.8% more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
$51.11
RSD5,600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
$26.42
RSD2,894
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
$76.82
RSD8,416
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
$81.70
RSD8,950
|
|
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