Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 2.5 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳188.89
|
$5.30
RSD582
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳500.36
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.41
|
$1.26
RSD138
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.12
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 51.2% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.68
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳393.32
|
$2.79
RSD306
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳290.86
|
$3.92
RSD430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳119.75
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳107.97
|
$2.61
RSD287
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳85.66
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.95
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳81.91
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.74
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.18
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.17
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 43.8% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳396.04
|
$5.90
RSD648
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,742.48
|
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,988,841.22
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳395.55
|
$6.51
RSD714
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,297.96
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,178.68
|
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,764.87
|
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,805.08
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,436.49
|
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳116,817.49
|
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳399.57
|
$1.82
RSD200
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳172.43
|
$1.30
RSD143
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳301.75
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,316.62
|
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳463.56
|
$4.52
RSD497
|
|
pay 99.4% more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,197.84
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,289.86
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,286.01
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,063.16
|
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
|
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