Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 13.0% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 56.4% more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,041
|
$5.30
RSD582
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,489
|
$1.26
RSD138
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,907
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$2.79
RSD306
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,988
|
$3.92
RSD430
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,246
|
$2.61
RSD287
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,642
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,071
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,291
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,369
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,434
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,540
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 73.4% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,825
|
$5.90
RSD648
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$6.51
RSD714
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
|
Laos
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
|
pay 51.7% more for childcare
|
Laos
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,111
|
$1.82
RSD200
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,884
|
$1.30
RSD143
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$4.52
RSD497
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
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