Czech Republic vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1231
$965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2949
$2297
🏠 One person rent
$716
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1283
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1485
$821
💸 GDP per capita
$31591
$12282
😃 Human freedom index
8.66
7.08
❤️ Life expectancy
79
75.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
35
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
55%
🎓 Higher education
90
83
😀 Quality of life
77
58
🏙️ Population
10.9M
6.65M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1231) is 28% more expensive than in Serbia ($965). the Czech Republic ranked 50th vs 91st 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 the Czech Republic compared to 0.9 months in Serbia. Ranked 34th and 62nd 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
$8.19
$8.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.71
$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.64
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$95.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.42%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4849
$3222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3431
$2081
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$8.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.37
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.85
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.33
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.8
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.71
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.4
$6.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.4
$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$514
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10768
$6248

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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
$1513
1.38M
Brno
$1329
401K
Ostrava
$1037
285K
Plzen
$1135
186K
Hradec Kralove
$1107
93.9K
Liberec
$1030
108K
Olomouc
$1067
102K
Ceske Budejovice
$1227
97.4K
Pardubice
$1088
92.4K
Usti nad Labem
$971
91.3K
Kladno
$1216
69.1K
Zizkov
$1370
58.3K
Mlada Boleslav
$1092
46.4K
Zlin
$1169
74.3K
Havirov
$862
69.7K
Most
$942
63.9K
Opava
$984
55.6K
Jihlava
$974
54K
Teplice
$880
51K
Frydek-Mistek
$954
53.9K
Decin
$1048
46.8K
Smichov
$1371
35K
Karlovy Vary
$979
49.4K
Chomutov
$1033
47K
Karvina
$908
49.7K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
46.2K
Prostejov
$1075
43.6K
Ceska Lipa
$1081
37.5K
Prerov
$983
41.7K
Pribram
$1166
33K

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1160
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1012
380K
Nis
$711
183K
Pristina
$595
199K
Kragujevac
$807
151K
Subotica
$768
106K
Valjevo
$776
90.3K
Cacak
$759
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$662
66.5K
Mitrovica
$463
71.6K