Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 23.3% cheaper than Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 9.8% less for restaurants
Timor-Leste
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$6.66
RSD722
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
|
$7.11
RSD770
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.39
RSD150
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$1.04
RSD113
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
Timor-Leste
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$3.27
RSD354
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
|
$4.58
RSD496
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
|
$2.24
RSD243
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$2.77
RSD300
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.79
RSD86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.35
RSD38
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
Timor-Leste
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
|
$6.36
RSD689
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.61
RSD2,884
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,673.81
RSD2,890,879
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.00
|
$6.78
RSD734
|
|
pay 52.3% less for housing
Timor-Leste
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$21.79
RSD2,362
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$289.12
RSD31,335
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$208.18
RSD22,562
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$111.12
RSD12,043
|
|
pay 39.4% less for childcare
Timor-Leste
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
$219.93
RSD23,835
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
|
$5,902.44
RSD639,700
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
Timor-Leste
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
|
$1.54
RSD167
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
|
$3.59
RSD390
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$24.04
RSD2,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$4.51
RSD489
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
Timor-Leste
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.25
|
$63.85
RSD6,920
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$34.98
RSD3,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.75
|
$88.04
RSD9,541
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.67
|
$94.98
RSD10,294
|
|
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