Czech Republic vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1478
$1112
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$2632
🏠 One person rent
$872
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$961
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1859
$1041
💸 GDP per capita
$31823
$13679
😃 Human freedom index
8.82
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
79.9
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
33
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
55%
🎓 Higher education
91
83
😀 Quality of life
83
64
🏙️ Population
10.9M
6.59M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1478) is 33% more expensive than in Serbia ($1112). the Czech Republic ranked 40th 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 1.3 months in the Czech Republic compared to 0.9 months in Serbia. Ranked 32nd and 64th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Czech Republic vs Serbia

We calculate prices for the Czech Republic and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 58 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.

Czech Republic Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.64
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$3.05
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$776
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1518
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1150
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6208
$3976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4585
$2518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$10
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$6.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.22
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.57
$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$7.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.4
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12906
$8451

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Cities Comparison in the Czech Republic vs Serbia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1899
1.4M
Brno
$1628
403K
Ostrava
$1280
283K
Plzen
$1397
188K
Liberec
$1174
108K
Olomouc
$1293
103K
Hradec Kralove
$1256
94.3K
Ceske Budejovice
$1278
97.2K
Usti nad Labem
$1141
90.9K
Pardubice
$1258
92.3K
Zizkov
$1685
58.3K
Kladno
$1402
69.7K
Zlin
$1430
74.7K
Mlada Boleslav
$1195
47.3K
Havirov
$982
68.7K
Jihlava
$1108
54.6K
Smichov
$1696
35K
Most
$1094
63.5K
Frydek-Mistek
$1096
53.6K
Opava
$1104
55.1K
Decin
$1216
46.4K
Karlovy Vary
$1218
49.1K
Teplice
$1006
50.9K
Karvina
$1059
48.9K
Chomutov
$1174
46.8K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
46.2K
Prostejov
$1201
43.4K
Chrudim
$1412
23.6K
Tabor
$1107
34.4K
Ceska Lipa
$1332
36.8K

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