Croatia vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Croatia Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1410
$1112
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3281
$2632
🏠 One person rent
$743
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$961
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.3
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1698
$1041
💸 GDP per capita
$24050
$13679
😃 Human freedom index
7.83
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
47
33
🌐 English speaking %
39.7%
55%
🎓 Higher education
84
83
😀 Quality of life
74
64
🏙️ Population
3.87M
6.59M

The average cost of living in Croatia ($1410) is 27% more expensive than in Serbia ($1112). Croatia ranked 45th vs 80th for Serbia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Croatia compared to 0.9 months in Serbia. Ranked 44th and 64th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Croatia vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Croatia and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Croatia Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.4
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.97
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.87
$3.05
 Cappuccino
$2.54
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$725
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1343
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$959
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4928
$3976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3493
$2518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.4
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$10
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.49
$7.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.2
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.5
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.56
$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10904
$8451

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Cities Comparison in Croatia vs Serbia

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In Croatia

City Cost of living Population
Zagreb
$1487
767K
Split
$1602
161K
Rijeka
$1342
108K
Osijek
$1169
96.3K
Zadar
$1533
70.8K
Velika Gorica
$1265
61.1K
Pula
$1029
52.2K
Slavonski Brod
$971
49.9K
Karlovac
$1072
49.4K
Dubrovnik
$1732
41.6K
Kastela
$1520
37.8K
Bjelovar
$1144
36.3K
Sibenik
$1209
42.6K
Hvar
$1511
3.98K
Cavtat
$1661
2.19K

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1349
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1168
260K
Nis
$830
183K
Pristina
$718
227K
Kragujevac
$932
151K
Subotica
$848
106K
Valjevo
$841
90.3K
Cacak
$826
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$832
66.5K
Mitrovica
$581
71.6K