Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Serbia

Belgrade vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 27.8% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 20.1% less in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 14.6% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 50.1% more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 28.7% less in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 30.4% more in Belgrade

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Belgrade are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Belgrade. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Belgrade.

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Belgrade vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belgrade instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$13.25 RSD1,385	+346.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$13.35 RSD1,395	+91.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$2.79 RSD292	+328.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$2.31 RSD241	+555.0%
Average			+243.3%

Bangkok vs. Belgrade - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.1% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$1.15 RSD120	-22.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$5.65 RSD590	-34.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$5.41 RSD565	-25.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$2.75 RSD287	+7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$3.08 RSD322	+89.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$0.74 RSD77	-58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.83 RSD86	+2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$0.85 RSD88	-32.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.39 RSD145	+58.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.41 RSD43	-47.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.32 RSD33	-54.4%
Average			-20.1%

Bangkok vs. Belgrade - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.6% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$7.16 RSD748	+34.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$30,517.27 RSD3M	-2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$11.06 RSD1,156	+4.9%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 50.1% more for housing

	Bangkok	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$35.64 RSD3,725	+99.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$821.08 RSD85,814	+21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$553.04 RSD57,801	+59.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$166.93 RSD17,446	+103.5%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 28.7% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$425.54 RSD44,475	-25.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$11,215.66 RSD1M	-32.0%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$3.72 RSD389	+39.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$3.12 RSD326	+11.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$4.67 RSD488	+1.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$41.23 RSD4,309	-29.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$8.58 RSD897	+13.3%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 30.4% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$110.61 RSD11,560	+56.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$46.78 RSD4,889	+9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$117.03 RSD12,231	+20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$154.95 RSD16,194	+41.0%
Average			+30.4%

Bangkok vs. Belgrade - Cost of clothing

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