Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 3.2% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Burma, you would:
pay 86.9% more for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,106
|
$5.30
RSD577
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,565
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,217
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK709
|
$0.89
RSD96
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
|
Burma
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,875
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,126
|
$2.79
RSD303
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,454
|
$3.92
RSD426
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,376
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,612
|
$2.61
RSD284
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,792
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK712
|
$0.63
RSD68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,045
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,501
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,184
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,520
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 30.1% more for transportation
|
Burma
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,727
|
$5.90
RSD642
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK35,909
|
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,588,173
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,834
|
$6.51
RSD708
|
|
pay 32.9% less for housing
|
Burma
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,160
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,261,988
|
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK672,124
|
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,535
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
|
pay 56.2% less for childcare
|
Burma
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,010,411
|
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,459,268
|
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
|
pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,292
|
$1.82
RSD198
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,326
|
$1.30
RSD141
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,000
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK72,967
|
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,215
|
$4.52
RSD492
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
|
Burma
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,329
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,689
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK203,482
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK185,692
|
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
|
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