Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 7.0% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Mali, you would:
pay 46.0% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA3,004
|
$6.66
RSD729
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,034
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$1.39
RSD152
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA394
|
$1.04
RSD114
|
|
pay 27.8% less for groceries
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA643
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,889
|
$3.27
RSD357
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,792
|
$4.58
RSD501
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,575
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,186
|
$2.77
RSD303
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA612
|
$0.67
RSD74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA777
|
$0.79
RSD87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.38
RSD42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.35
RSD38
|
|
pay 15.9% more for transportation
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,356
|
$6.36
RSD695
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.61
RSD2,910
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,673.81
RSD2,917,022
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.78
RSD741
|
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,919
|
$21.79
RSD2,383
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA306,021
|
$289.12
RSD31,618
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA188,256
|
$208.18
RSD22,766
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA70,205
|
$111.12
RSD12,152
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$219.93
RSD24,051
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,902.44
RSD645,485
|
pay 29.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,614
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,215
|
$1.54
RSD169
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA571
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,808
|
$24.04
RSD2,629
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,672
|
$4.51
RSD493
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$63.85
RSD6,982
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.98
RSD3,825
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.04
RSD9,627
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.98
RSD10,387
|
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