Ireland vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ireland Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2626
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5800
$2586
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$573
🏘️ Family rent
$2971
$962
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3715
$956
💸 GDP per capita
$107K
$13524
😃 Human freedom index
8.91
7.08
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
35
🌐 English speaking %
98.4%
55%
🎓 Higher education
88
83
😀 Quality of life
93
63
🏙️ Population
5.38M
6.59M

The average cost of living in Ireland ($2626) is 139% more expensive than in Serbia ($1101). Ireland ranked 8th 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 1.4 months in Ireland compared to 0.9 months in Serbia. Ranked 6th and 62nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ireland vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Ireland and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 12 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.

Ireland Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.4
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.9
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.73
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$4.63
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1802
$567
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$389
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$1063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2583
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.7
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
5.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6339
$3650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5130
$2368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.37
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$9.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.47
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.68
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.1
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.53
$6.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.7
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.65
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.2
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$7.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$89.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1238
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7481
$7628

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2858
593K
Cork
$2472
222K
Galway
$2768
83.5K
Limerick
$2159
62.7K
Waterford
$2359
48.4K
Swords
$2402
40.8K
Drogheda
$2902
41K
Dundalk
$1955
39K
Tralee
$1997
26.1K
Naas
$2443
21.4K
Kilkenny
$2010
22.2K
Wexford
$1912
20.2K

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1335
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1141
260K
Nis
$819
183K
Pristina
$655
199K
Kragujevac
$918
151K
Subotica
$832
106K
Valjevo
$883
90.3K
Cacak
$858
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$828
66.5K
Mitrovica
$557
71.6K