Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 25.6% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 63.9% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.31
RSD1,022
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.73
RSD848
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
RSD211
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
RSD145
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 19.1% more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
RSD489
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
RSD617
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
RSD280
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
RSD351
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
RSD92
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD83
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD87
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RSD37
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
RSD722
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.48
RSD3,347
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,973.40
RSD2,852,045
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
RSD1,041
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 60.3% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.25
RSD2,882
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$804.75
RSD88,367
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.56
RSD58,588
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.34
RSD13,653
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 10.8% more for childcare
Belgrade
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.79
RSD33,907
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.61
RSD750,045
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
RSD256
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
RSD220
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
RSD419
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.87
RSD3,499
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
RSD715
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
RSD8,962
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.64
RSD3,803
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.50
RSD10,377
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.63
RSD12,917
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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