Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 32.2% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 77.5% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW136.84
|
$6.66
RSD723
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW91.17
|
$7.11
RSD770
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.94
|
$1.39
RSD150
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.91
|
$1.04
RSD113
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.28
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW104.78
|
$3.27
RSD354
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW130.05
|
$4.58
RSD496
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW64.13
|
$2.24
RSD243
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW47.42
|
$2.77
RSD300
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.00
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.86
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW32.05
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.50
|
$0.79
RSD86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.46
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.49
|
$0.35
RSD38
|
|
pay 46.7% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW134.09
|
$6.36
RSD689
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW983.25
|
$26.61
RSD2,885
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW212,509.42
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,891,788
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW322.03
|
$6.78
RSD735
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
Zambia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,834.67
|
$21.79
RSD2,362
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,970.70
|
$289.12
RSD31,345
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,236.86
|
$208.18
RSD22,569
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,216.86
|
$111.12
RSD12,047
|
|
pay 48.9% more for childcare
Zambia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,954.98
|
$219.93
RSD23,843
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW156,225.77
|
$5,902.44
RSD639,901
|
|
pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW27.19
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW58.26
|
$1.54
RSD167
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW68.31
|
$3.59
RSD390
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,079.35
|
$24.04
RSD2,607
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW82.72
|
$4.51
RSD489
|
|
pay 49.8% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW651.21
|
$63.85
RSD6,922
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW697.12
|
$34.98
RSD3,792
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,394.06
|
$88.04
RSD9,544
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,333.43
|
$94.98
RSD10,297
|
|
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