Serbia vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Serbia Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$977
$1142
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2424
$2652
🏠 One person rent
$494
$638
🏘️ Family rent
$935
$1055
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.9
$52.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$730
$1240
💸 GDP per capita
$9538
$21257
😃 Human freedom index
7.14
8.04
❤️ Life expectancy
72.7
74.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
54
🌐 English speaking %
55%
25.9%
🎓 Higher education
82
76
😀 Quality of life
57
69
🏙️ Population
7.02M
5.45M

The average cost of living in Serbia ($977) is 14% less expensive than in Slovakia ($1142). Serbia ranked 82nd vs 58th for Slovakia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Serbia compared to 1.1 months in Slovakia. Ranked 68th and 44th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Serbia vs Slovakia

We calculate prices for Serbia and Slovakia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 23 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.

Serbia Slovakia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.91
$8.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$2
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.89
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$575
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1022
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$700
$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.3
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.72%
4.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3203
$3662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1975
$2773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.68
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.72
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.04
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$5.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.65
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.61
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.4
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.61
$8.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.4
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.8
$72.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$430
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6355
$9102

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1172
1.38M
Novi Sad
$967
380K
Nis
$702
183K
Pristina
$691
199K
Kragujevac
$733
151K
Subotica
$737
106K
Valjevo
$585
90.3K
Cacak
$681
71.9K
Mitrovica
$664
71.6K
Novi Pazar
$704
66.5K

In Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1269
476K
Kosice
$1171
229K
Petrzalka
$1197
114K
Zilina
$1024
82.7K
Nitra
$1125
77.6K
Presov
$944
84.8K
Banska Bystrica
$1041
76K
Trnava
$1073
63.8K
Martin
$1040
51.1K
Trencin
$1149
54.7K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1181
30.5K
Zvolen
$1476
39.8K
Povazska Bystrica
$1089
38.6K
Prievidza
$888
45K
Poprad
$1071
49.9K
Nove Zamky
$1013
37.8K
Ruzomberok
$1119
27.4K
Michalovce
$1052
36.7K
Komarno
$1045
33K
Levice
$898
32K
Spisska Nova Ves
$1074
35.4K
Lucenec
$1238
25.9K
Piestany
$901
27.3K