Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 73.3% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 40.2% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD729
|
$13.74
€12.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
$8.59
€8.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD152
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD114
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
pay 70.1% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD357
|
$5.82
€5.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD501
|
$6.41
€5.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD303
|
$3.53
€3.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD78
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD74
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD87
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD42
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 78.5% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD695
|
$5.75
€5.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,910
|
$50.09
€46.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,917,022
|
$29,604.23
€27,622.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD741
|
$21.98
€20.51
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,383
|
$39.46
€36.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,618
|
$924.34
€862.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,766
|
$738.82
€689.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,152
|
$136.66
€127.51
|
|
pay 56.7% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD24,051
|
$424.84
€396.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD645,485
|
$7,091.11
€6,616.38
|
|
pay 92.1% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD215
|
$3.33
€3.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD169
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
$4.37
€4.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,629
|
$54.49
€50.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD493
|
$10.29
€9.60
|
|
pay 31.1% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,982
|
$80.92
€75.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,825
|
$48.04
€44.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,627
|
$125.90
€117.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,387
|
$111.40
€103.94
|
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