Romania vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Romania Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2151
$2393
🏠 One person rent
$404
$509
🏘️ Family rent
$694
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.5
$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$942
$800
💸 GDP per capita
$18419
$11361
😃 Human freedom index
7.9
7.14
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
75.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
36
🌐 English speaking %
31%
55%
🎓 Higher education
73
82
😀 Quality of life
63
58
🏙️ Population
19.1M
7.02M

The average cost of living in Romania ($860) is 13% less expensive than in Serbia ($990). Romania ranked 111th 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 1.1 months in Romania compared to 0.8 months in Serbia. Ranked 54th and 60th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Romania vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Romania and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 47 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.

Romania Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.67
$9.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.8
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$8.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.45
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.9
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.1
$98.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.98
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.08%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2209
$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$2161
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$8.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.2
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.64
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.41
$6.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.03
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.99
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7610
$6061

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1036
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1018
287K
Timisoara
$835
251K
Iasi
$873
272K
Brasov
$955
238K
Constanta
$1035
264K
Craiova
$744
234K
Ploiesti
$786
181K
Galati
$831
218K
Braila
$721
155K
Oradea
$825
183K
Bacau
$735
136K
Sibiu
$837
134K
Pitesti
$772
141K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
79.9K
Arad
$668
145K
Targu Mures
$721
116K
Buzau
$795
103K
Baia Mare
$670
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$688
93.2K
Bistrita
$662
78.9K
Suceava
$748
84.3K
Botosani
$780
90K
Targoviste
$757
67K
Focsani
$751
66.6K
Calarasi
$727
58.2K
Satu Mare
$667
91.5K
Voluntari
$900
47.4K
Deva
$697
53.1K
Slatina
$631
63.5K

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