Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 8.9% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 44.8% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD577
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD96
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 65.7% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD426
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD284
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD68
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD642
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD708
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 6.4% less for housing
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 54.5% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD198
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD141
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD492
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 6.1% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
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