Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 30.7% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
RSD581
|
$2.21
฿74.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.06
RSD529
|
$5.98
฿202.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
RSD139
|
$0.69
฿23.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
RSD91
|
$0.37
฿12.63
|
|
pay 91.5% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
RSD50
|
$1.31
฿44.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.46
RSD258
|
$9.71
฿329.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.49
RSD366
|
$6.63
฿224.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
RSD155
|
$1.60
฿54.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
RSD223
|
$1.06
฿36.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
RSD43
|
$1.26
฿42.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD56
|
$0.59
฿20.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
RSD58
|
$0.81
฿27.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD55
|
$0.56
฿19.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RSD26
|
$0.58
฿19.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RSD26
|
$0.46
฿15.60
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
RSD642
|
$3.56
฿120.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.49
RSD2,878
|
$28.43
฿964.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,537.06
RSD2,255,017
|
$34,702.53
฿1,177,109.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.27
RSD657
|
$7.32
฿248.37
|
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.95
RSD2,298
|
$23.36
฿792.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$210.97
RSD22,089
|
$352.17
฿11,945.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.06
RSD15,293
|
$217.20
฿7,367.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.25
RSD12,695
|
$49.41
฿1,675.84
|
|
pay 76.8% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.39
RSD17,212
|
$300.23
฿10,183.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,444.23
RSD674,737
|
$11,019.95
฿373,796.85
|
|
pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.51
RSD158
|
$2.15
฿73.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
RSD135
|
$1.93
฿65.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.62
RSD379
|
$4.00
฿135.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.99
RSD2,093
|
$49.03
฿1,662.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.48
RSD365
|
$5.96
฿202.13
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.38
RSD5,904
|
$53.36
฿1,809.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.86
RSD3,022
|
$26.59
฿901.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
RSD8,217
|
$89.73
฿3,043.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.90
RSD10,146
|
$74.24
฿2,518.30
|
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