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title: "Cost of Living in Serbia vs the US — Geo-Parity"
description: "Serbia is about 54% cheaper than the United States (price level 0.458, US = 1.0). See what US salaries are really worth in Serbia, across World Bank, IMF, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table data."
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Purchasing Power Parity · Serbia

# Cost of living in 🇷🇸 Serbia vs the United States

Serbia has a US-relative price level of **0.458** (US = 1.0) — about 54% cheaper than the United States. Reference year 2025.

## What US salaries are worth in Serbia

| US income | Feels like (US-equivalent) | Cost of a US lifestyle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $50,000 | $109,170 | $22,900 |
| $80,000 | $174,672 | $36,640 |
| $120,000 | $262,009 | $54,960 |
| $180,000 | $393,013 | $82,440 |
| $250,000 | $545,852 | $114,500 |

“Feels like” = income ÷ price level; “cost of a US lifestyle” = income × price level. Try your own number in the [interactive calculator](https://geo-parity.com/?target=RS).

## How the sources compare

Each provider measures Serbia's price level slightly differently; a tight spread means high confidence.

Consensus (median) 0.458 2025

World Bank — GDP 0.450 2025

IMF (WEO) 0.467 2025

Penn World Table 0.458 2023

World Bank — Consumption 0.509 2025

Eurostat (GDP) 0.424 2024

CIA Factbook (coverage) 0.443 2024

## Countries with a similar cost of living

- [🇦🇷 Argentina](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/argentina/) — price level 0.458
- [🇧🇷 Brazil](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/brazil/) — price level 0.458
- [🇭🇳 Honduras](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/honduras/) — price level 0.456
- [🇵🇦 Panama](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/panama/) — price level 0.455
- [🇷🇴 Romania](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/romania/) — price level 0.455

Relocating for work? use the [Fair Pay Localizer](https://geo-parity.com/?tab=salary).

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## Frequently asked questions

- **How expensive is Serbia compared to the United States?**: Serbia has a price level of 0.458 relative to the US baseline of 1.0 (about 54% cheaper than the United States), based on the median of independent votes from the World Bank/IMF (one vote — both use the official exchange rate), the Eurostat-OECD PPP programme and the Penn World Table, reference year 2025.
- **What is a $100,000 salary worth in Serbia?**: In purchasing-power terms, $100,000 stretches to about $218,341 of US-equivalent lifestyle in Serbia; conversely, sustaining a $100,000 US lifestyle there costs about $45,800.
- **Where does the Serbia cost-of-living data come from?**: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table, blended as a per-country median of independent votes and refreshed at build time.

Figures are informational estimates from public datasets — not investment or relocation advice. Agents: GET /api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=RS.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/ppp/serbia/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=RS