Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 27.4% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.27
|
$5.30
RSD582
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.03
|
$1.26
RSD138
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.64
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.65
|
$2.79
RSD306
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.31
|
$3.92
RSD430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.99
|
$2.61
RSD287
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.72
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.47
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.95
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.62
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.66
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.32
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 68.1% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.56
|
$5.90
RSD648
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM86.16
|
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.25
|
$6.51
RSD714
|
|
pay 31.3% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
|
pay 4.6% more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM692.77
|
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.39
|
$1.82
RSD200
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.78
|
$1.30
RSD143
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM155.92
|
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.33
|
$4.52
RSD497
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM269.08
|
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
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