Estonia vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Estonia Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1485
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2681
🏠 One person rent
$727
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$999
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.5
$68.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1978
$1021
💸 GDP per capita
$31428
$13679
😃 Human freedom index
8.85
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
33
🌐 English speaking %
50.2%
55%
🎓 Higher education
83
83
😀 Quality of life
84
64
🏙️ Population
1.37M
6.59M

The average cost of living in Estonia ($1485) is 31% more expensive than in Serbia ($1136). Estonia ranked 40th vs 77th 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 Estonia compared to 0.9 months in Serbia. Ranked 29th and 62nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Estonia vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Estonia and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Estonia Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$43.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.52
$3.12
 Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$622
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$410
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1271
$1139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$781
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4473
$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$2500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.06
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$9.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.95
$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.53
$7.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$32.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9375
$8202

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Estonia

City Cost of living Population
Tallinn
$1683
458K
Tartu
$1232
97.8K
Narva
$1108
53.4K
Parnu
$1214
41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
33.4K
Maardu
$1448
17K
Viljandi
$1083
17.3K
Rakvere
$1021
15.7K
Kuressaare
$1230
13.2K
Sillamae
$1111
12.4K

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1378
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1173
260K
Nis
$857
183K
Pristina
$694
227K
Kragujevac
$948
151K
Subotica
$923
106K
Valjevo
$924
90.3K
Cacak
$888
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$851
66.5K
Mitrovica
$571
71.6K