Netherlands vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Netherlands Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2088
$990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4890
$2393
🏠 One person rent
$1266
$509
🏘️ Family rent
$2100
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$559
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3622
$800
💸 GDP per capita
$62537
$11361
😃 Human freedom index
8.57
7.14
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
75.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
79
36
🌐 English speaking %
90.9%
55%
🎓 Higher education
95
82
😀 Quality of life
93
58
🏙️ Population
17.9M
7.02M

The average cost of living in the Netherlands ($2088) is 111% more expensive than in Serbia ($990). the Netherlands ranked 14th vs 88th 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 1.7 months in the Netherlands compared to 0.8 months in Serbia. Ranked 8th and 60th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Netherlands vs Serbia

We calculate prices for the Netherlands and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 70 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.

Netherlands Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$9.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$8.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$2.45
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1257
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1024
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2134
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1745
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$98.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.13%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5819
$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4471
$2161
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.9
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$8.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.19
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$6.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1910
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9328
$6061

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2859
921K
Rotterdam
$2219
664K
The Hague
$2094
548K
Utrecht
$2184
359K
Eindhoven
$2023
244K
Groningen
$1814
238K
Tilburg
$1865
228K
Arnhem
$1661
164K
Breda
$1750
183K
Almere
$2076
215K
Nijmegen
$1827
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
159K
Enschede
$1973
160K
Haarlem
$2373
163K
Leiden
$2228
124K
Apeldoorn
$2027
139K
Maastricht
$1940
120K
Venlo
$1751
102K
Zwolle
$1841
130K
Emmen
$1900
107K
Delft
$1991
109K
Hilversum
$2180
91.2K
Purmerend
$2064
81.5K
Zutphen
$1769
47.4K
Deventer
$2006
101K
Zeist
$2375
65K
Heerlen
$1515
86.9K
Roosendaal
$1920
77K
Leeuwarden
$1625
93.8K
Assen
$1798
68.8K

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1204
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1040
380K
Nis
$743
183K
Pristina
$661
199K
Kragujevac
$737
151K
Subotica
$797
106K
Valjevo
$658
90.3K
Cacak
$697
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$692
66.5K
Mitrovica
$521
71.6K