Serbia vs Somalia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Serbia Somalia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$965
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2297
$1855
🏠 One person rent
$499
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$821
$365
💸 GDP per capita
$12282
$597
😃 Human freedom index
7.08
3.4
❤️ Life expectancy
75.5
56.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
9
🌐 English speaking %
55%
2%
🎓 Higher education
83
16
😀 Quality of life
58
3
🏙️ Population
6.65M
11M

The average cost of living in Serbia ($965) is 38% more expensive than in Somalia ($697). Serbia ranked 91st vs 138th for Somalia 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 0.5 months in Somalia. Ranked 62nd and 196th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Serbia vs Somalia

We calculate prices for Serbia and Somalia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 4 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 Somalia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.9
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.82
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$5.33
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$79.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
10.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3222
$4754
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2081
$8785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.23
$6.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$3.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.56
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.74
$53.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.7
$16.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$65.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6248
$816

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Cities Comparison in Serbia vs Somalia

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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 Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Mogadishu
$711
2.12M
Baidoa
$706
1.2M
Hargeisa
$660
760K
Borama
$518
68.1K