Cost of living comparison

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Serbia vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 62.1% more expensive than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 8.8% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 95.7% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 76.4% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 32.1% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.6% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 64.7% more in Serbia

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, and childcare in Serbia are more expensive than in Malaysia. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Serbia. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Serbia instead of Malaysia, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MYR13.31	$8.22 RSD832	+155.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 MYR18.24	$9.48 RSD959	+114.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 MYR3.01	$2.10 RSD212	+187.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MYR1.63	$1.47 RSD149	+274.2%
Average			+182.9%

Malaysia vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.8% less for groceries

	Malaysia	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MYR4.21	$0.74 RSD75	-27.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.79 MYR32.19	$4.66 RSD471	-40.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 MYR27.55	$5.09 RSD515	-23.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MYR8.21	$2.41 RSD244	+21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MYR7.99	$3.02 RSD306	+56.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 MYR5.29	$0.56 RSD57	-56.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MYR2.75	$0.83 RSD84	+25.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 MYR5.34	$0.75 RSD76	-42.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR3.03	$0.98 RSD99	+33.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MYR2.20	$0.45 RSD46	-14.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.42	$0.42 RSD42	-28.9%
Average			-8.8%

Malaysia vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 95.7% more for transportation

	Malaysia	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.86 MYR7.67	$6.88 RSD696	+271.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.26 MYR63.08	$30.31 RSD3,068	+98.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,849.31 MYR148,147.28	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	-13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.52 MYR26.93	$8.27 RSD837	+27.0%
Average			+95.7%

Malaysia vs. Serbia - Cost of transportation

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pay 76.4% more for housing

	Malaysia	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.18 MYR112.33	$26.24 RSD2,656	-3.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$349.73 MYR1,445.27	$412.90 RSD41,785	+18.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$247.40 MYR1,022.40	$302.98 RSD30,661	+22.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.37 MYR142.05	$126.67 RSD12,819	+268.5%
Average			+76.4%

Malaysia vs. Serbia - Cost of housing

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pay 32.1% more for childcare

	Malaysia	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.62 MYR705.09	$270.33 RSD27,357	+58.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,229.51 MYR25,743.43	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	+5.9%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.72 MYR15.38	$2.49 RSD252	-33.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.63 MYR10.85	$2.03 RSD205	-22.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.18 MYR17.26	$4.41 RSD447	+5.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.40 MYR150.42	$32.25 RSD3,263	-11.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 MYR19.07	$5.47 RSD553	+18.5%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 64.7% more for clothing

	Malaysia	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.37 MYR245.35	$78.65 RSD7,959	+32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.69 MYR122.68	$49.57 RSD5,016	+67.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.68 MYR292.07	$107.57 RSD10,886	+52.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.86 MYR234.98	$117.74 RSD11,915	+107.1%
Average			+64.7%

Malaysia vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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