Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 50.0% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 48.1% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD729
|
$10.88
€10.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
$6.91
€6.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD152
|
$2.30
€2.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD114
|
$1.73
€1.61
|
|
pay 40.2% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$1.64
€1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD357
|
$5.97
€5.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD501
|
$5.29
€4.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
$2.63
€2.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD303
|
$3.34
€3.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD78
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD74
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD87
|
$1.49
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD42
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
pay 17.7% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD695
|
$6.26
€5.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,910
|
$30.34
€28.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,917,022
|
$35,094.53
€32,745.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD741
|
$8.59
€8.02
|
|
pay 32.9% more for housing
Serbia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,383
|
$13.95
€13.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,618
|
$488.99
€456.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,766
|
$348.24
€324.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,152
|
$145.99
€136.21
|
|
pay 83.8% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD24,051
|
$497.03
€463.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD645,485
|
$8,349.41
€7,790.44
|
|
pay 89.2% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD215
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD169
|
$3.15
€2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
$5.07
€4.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,629
|
$38.81
€36.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD493
|
$8.35
€7.79
|
|
pay 38.4% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,982
|
$101.39
€94.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,825
|
$41.40
€38.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,627
|
$91.38
€85.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,387
|
$164.00
€153.02
|
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