Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 22.4% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Serbia instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 18.4% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,729
|
$6.66
RSD718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
$7.11
RSD766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,882
|
$1.39
RSD149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩998
|
$1.04
RSD112
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,152
|
$3.27
RSD352
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,553
|
$4.58
RSD493
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,834
|
$2.77
RSD298
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,742
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,882
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,372
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,750
|
$0.79
RSD85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,288
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,489
|
$0.35
RSD37
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,198
|
$6.36
RSD685
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩65,301
|
$26.61
RSD2,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,873,623
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩11,918
|
$6.78
RSD730
|
|
pay 18.9% less for housing
South Korea
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
$21.79
RSD2,348
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩571,118
|
$289.12
RSD31,148
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩447,700
|
$208.18
RSD22,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩175,971
|
$111.12
RSD11,971
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩523,473
|
$219.93
RSD23,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
$5,902.44
RSD635,881
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩3,962
|
$1.96
RSD211
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,676
|
$1.54
RSD166
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
$3.59
RSD387
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩66,298
|
$24.04
RSD2,590
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,306
|
$4.51
RSD486
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
$63.85
RSD6,878
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
$34.98
RSD3,768
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
$88.04
RSD9,484
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩133,835
|
$94.98
RSD10,233
|
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