Serbia vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Serbia Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$965
$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2297
$2665
🏠 One person rent
$499
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$1064
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$821
$1273
💸 GDP per capita
$12282
$24491
😃 Human freedom index
7.08
8.2
❤️ Life expectancy
75.5
77.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
49
🌐 English speaking %
55%
25.9%
🎓 Higher education
83
76
😀 Quality of life
58
70
🏙️ Population
6.65M
5.45M

The average cost of living in Serbia ($965) is 16% less expensive than in Slovakia ($1146). Serbia ranked 91st vs 61st 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 0.9 months in Serbia compared to 1.1 months in Slovakia. Ranked 62nd and 43rd 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
$8.9
$8.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.82
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$785
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3222
$3801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2081
$2864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.23
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$5.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.56
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.74
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.7
$67.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6248
$8484

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1160
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1012
380K
Nis
$711
183K
Pristina
$595
199K
Kragujevac
$807
151K
Subotica
$768
106K
Valjevo
$776
90.3K
Cacak
$759
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$662
66.5K
Mitrovica
$463
71.6K

In Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1275
476K
Kosice
$1260
229K
Petrzalka
$1202
114K
Nitra
$1039
77.6K
Zilina
$1046
82.7K
Presov
$947
84.8K
Trnava
$1181
63.8K
Martin
$1039
51.1K
Banska Bystrica
$1080
76K
Trencin
$1118
54.7K
Prievidza
$892
45K
Zvolen
$1237
39.8K
Povazska Bystrica
$1085
37.7K
Poprad
$1108
49.9K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1041
30.5K
Nove Zamky
$1019
37.8K
Michalovce
$1067
36.7K
Spisska Nova Ves
$988
35.4K
Komarno
$1045
32.3K
Ruzomberok
$1050
27.4K
Levice
$987
32K
Lucenec
$922
25.9K
Piestany
$935
26.7K