Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 23.9% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD582
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD138
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 71.3% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD306
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD430
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD287
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD648
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD714
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 5.3% less for housing
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 90.9% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD200
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD143
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD497
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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