Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 50.7% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
$5.30
RSD583
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
$5.28
RSD581
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
$1.26
RSD138
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 64.5% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
$2.79
RSD307
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
$3.92
RSD431
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
$1.96
RSD216
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
$2.61
RSD287
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
$0.30
RSD33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 48.3% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
$5.90
RSD649
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
$28.69
RSD3,158
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,075,088
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
$6.51
RSD716
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
$19.75
RSD2,173
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
$243.04
RSD26,747
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
$166.63
RSD18,338
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
$103.25
RSD11,362
|
|
pay 72.8% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
$141.48
RSD15,570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
$6,814.10
RSD749,900
|
|
pay 68.1% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
$1.82
RSD201
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
$1.30
RSD143
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
$3.43
RSD378
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
$22.05
RSD2,426
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
$4.52
RSD498
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
$51.11
RSD5,625
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
$26.42
RSD2,907
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
$76.82
RSD8,454
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
$81.70
RSD8,991
|
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