Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 85.7% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 0.5% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD581
|
$6.13
₩8,447
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD578
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD138
|
$1.41
₩1,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.67
₩930
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Serbia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD305
|
$8.12
₩11,189
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD429
|
$7.20
₩9,923
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$2.73
₩3,765
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD286
|
$3.58
₩4,940
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$2.90
₩3,991
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$1.51
₩2,081
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$2.66
₩3,668
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$2.29
₩3,160
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$1.40
₩1,925
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$1.08
₩1,494
|
|
pay 32.9% more for transportation
Serbia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD646
|
$4.92
₩6,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,143
|
$43.73
₩60,262
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,065,788
|
$28,660.56
₩39,496,774
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD713
|
$9.34
₩12,866
|
|
pay 39.4% more for housing
Serbia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,164
|
$21.09
₩29,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,627
|
$392.42
₩540,792
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,256
|
$302.43
₩416,775
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,311
|
$111.18
₩153,211
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,500
|
$342.96
₩472,623
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD746,539
|
$18,987.50
₩26,166,449
|
|
pay 82.2% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD200
|
$2.92
₩4,022
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD142
|
$3.29
₩4,533
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,415
|
$44.03
₩60,673
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD495
|
$8.93
₩12,300
|
|
pay 18.3% more for clothing
Serbia
|
South Korea
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,600
|
$48.44
₩66,758
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,894
|
$44.60
₩61,461
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,416
|
$75.46
₩103,986
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,950
|
$91.03
₩125,453
|
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