Cost of living comparison

Serbia

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Thailand

Bangkok vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 21.8% cheaper than Belgrade.

Restaurants: pay 70.9% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 25.1% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 12.7% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 33.4% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 40.2% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 23.3% less in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.9% less for restaurants

	Belgrade	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.25 RSD1,385	$2.97 THB98.83	-77.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.35 RSD1,395	$6.98 THB232.24	-47.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.79 RSD292	$0.65 THB21.64	-76.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 RSD241	$0.35 THB11.72	-84.7%
Average			-70.9%

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pay 25.1% more for groceries

	Belgrade	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 RSD120	$1.48 THB49.16	+28.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 RSD590	$8.63 THB287.02	+52.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 RSD565	$7.27 THB241.89	+34.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.75 RSD287	$2.56 THB85.32	-6.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.08 RSD322	$1.63 THB54.28	-47.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD77	$1.77 THB58.85	+139.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 RSD86	$0.81 THB26.83	-2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 RSD88	$1.24 THB41.35	+47.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 RSD145	$0.87 THB29.09	-37.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RSD43	$0.78 THB26.00	+90.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RSD33	$0.69 THB23.01	+119.2%
Average			+25.1%

Belgrade vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.7% less for transportation

	Belgrade	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.16 RSD748	$5.32 THB176.90	-25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.98 THB1,163.67
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,517.27 RSD3M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.06 RSD1,156	$10.55 THB350.83	-4.7%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 33.4% less for housing

	Belgrade	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.64 RSD3,725	$17.88 THB594.63	-49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$821.08 RSD85,814	$675.80 THB22,480.48	-17.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$553.04 RSD57,801	$346.10 THB11,513.16	-37.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$166.93 RSD17,446	$82.03 THB2,728.64	-50.9%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 40.2% more for childcare

	Belgrade	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$425.54 RSD44,475	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+33.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,215.66 RSD1M	$16,500.59 THB549K	+47.1%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Belgrade	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.72 RSD389	$2.67 THB88.94	-28.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 RSD326	$2.79 THB92.95	-10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.67 RSD488	$4.60 THB153.18	-1.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.23 RSD4,309	$58.43 THB1,943.57	+41.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.58 RSD897	$7.58 THB252.00	-11.7%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 23.3% less for clothing

	Belgrade	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.61 RSD11,560	$70.75 THB2,353.53	-36.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.78 RSD4,889	$42.94 THB1,428.36	-8.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.03 RSD12,231	$97.05 THB3,228.30	-17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.95 RSD16,194	$109.92 THB3,656.54	-29.1%
Average			-23.3%

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