Cost of living and expenses in Serbia

What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Serbia? What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Serbia, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Serbia (The last update: 4 days ago)

Currency in Serbia Serbian dinar (RSD). For 10 US dollars you can get 1.11 thousand Serbian dinars. For 100 US dollars you can get 11.1 thousand Serbian dinars. And the other way around: For 100 Serbian dinars you can get 0.901 US dollars.


See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Serbia


What are the different prices in the cities in Serbia? Look here: Prices in cities in Serbia

Prices: Belgrade   Novi Sad   Subotica   Vranje   Zaječar   Niš   Kragujevac   Kraljevo   Leskovac   Smederevo  

Prices and availability of products in shops and supermarkets in Serbia: Belgrade  


Pizza prices in Serbia: Belgrade  

KFC prices in Serbia: Belgrade  


Price fees $156 ($108 - $229)

fees

$156 ($108 - $229)
24% is less expensive than in United States

Price internet $25 ($17.8 - $36)

internet

$25 ($17.8 - $36)
65% is less expensive than in United States

Price jeans $77 ($27 - $126)

jeans

$77 ($27 - $126)
by half more than in United States

Price average earnings $680

average earnings

$680
85% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a small apartment in the center $523 ($264 - $950)

renting a small apartment in the center

$523 ($264 - $950)
71% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $618 ($315 - $1.06K)

renting a large apartment outside the center

$618 ($315 - $1.06K)
74% is less expensive than in United States

The cost of living in Serbia:

  1. One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.63 (RSD 70)
  2. Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $23 (RSD 2.5K)
  3. Gasoline (1 liter) $1.6 (RSD 182)
  4. Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $27.7K (RSD 3.07M)
  5. Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $523 (RSD 58.1K)
  6. Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $349 (RSD 38.8K)
  7. Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $920 (RSD 102K)
  8. Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $618 (RSD 68.6K)
  9. Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $156 (RSD 17.3K)
  10. Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $25 (RSD 2.74K)
  11. numb_34 $16.1 (RSD 1.79K)
  12. 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $77 (RSD 8.5K)
  13. 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $36 (RSD 3.98K)
  14. 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $93 (RSD 10.4K)
  15. 1 pair of men's leather shoes $105 (RSD 11.7K)
  16. Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $24.6K (RSD 2.73M)
  17. Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $276 (RSD 30.6K)
  18. Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $2.86K (RSD 317K)
  19. International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $6.33K (RSD 703K)
  20. Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.87K (RSD 208K)
  21. Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $680 (RSD 75.4K)
  22. Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 7.1%
  23. Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $1.8 (RSD 200)
  24. Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.87 (RSD 96)
  25. Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $8.7 (RSD 960)
source: hikersbay.com & numbeo.com

Price changes in previous years in Serbia

Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2010: $1.5K(RSD 166K), 2011: $1.18K(RSD 131K), 2012: $1.76K(RSD 195K), 2013: $1.59K(RSD 177K), 2014: $1.67K(RSD 185K), 2015: $1.68K(RSD 186K), 2016: $1.87K(RSD 208K), 2017: $1.97K(RSD 219K), and 2018: $2.08K(RSD 230K)

Serbia price changes: Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center 2010-2018
Serbia price changes Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center hikersbay.com

Have earnings increased in Serbia?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $269(RSD 29.9K), 2011: $285(RSD 31.6K), 2012: $402(RSD 44.6K), 2013: $393(RSD 43.6K), 2014: $386(RSD 42.9K), 2015: $367(RSD 40.7K), 2016: $380(RSD 42.1K), 2017: $384(RSD 42.6K), and 2018: $395(RSD 43.8K)

Serbia price changes: Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 2010-2018
Serbia price changes Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) hikersbay.com

Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $62(RSD 6.83K), 2011: $76(RSD 8.44K), 2012: $117(RSD 13K), 2013: $132(RSD 14.7K), 2014: $136(RSD 15.1K), 2015: $131(RSD 14.5K), 2016: $137(RSD 15.2K), 2017: $137(RSD 15.2K), and 2018: $137(RSD 15.2K)

Serbia price changes: Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment 2010-2018
Serbia price changes Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment hikersbay.com

Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $13.7(RSD 1.52K), 2011: $15.5(RSD 1.72K), 2012: $19.4(RSD 2.15K), 2013: $15.8(RSD 1.75K), 2014: $14.2(RSD 1.58K), 2015: $14.1(RSD 1.57K), 2016: $14.1(RSD 1.56K), 2017: $16.4(RSD 1.82K), and 2018: $22(RSD 2.41K)

Serbia price changes: Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) 2010-2018
Serbia price changes Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) hikersbay.com

Have prices changed in clothing stores in Serbia in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2010: $46(RSD 5.12K), 2011: $64(RSD 7.07K), 2012: $83(RSD 9.19K), 2013: $61(RSD 6.8K), 2014: $68(RSD 7.52K), 2015: $63(RSD 7K), 2016: $65(RSD 7.25K), 2017: $61(RSD 6.81K), and 2018: $61(RSD 6.71K)

Serbia price changes: 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) 2010-2018
Serbia price changes 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) hikersbay.com

Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:

Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda

$1.7 ($1.1 - $2.5)
31% is less expensive than in United States

bottle of water

$1.2 ($0.9 - $1.8)
by half less than in United States

bananas

$1.6 ($1.3 - $2.1)
3.7% is less expensive than in United States

tomatoes

$2 ($0.9 - $2.7)
by half less than in United States

Burger King or a similar bar

$7.7 ($7.2 - $9)
29% is less expensive than in United States

coffee

$1.8 ($1.1 - $2.9)
64% is less expensive than in United States