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
RSD579
|
$2.08
฿72.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD577
|
$5.66
฿196.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$0.67
฿23.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.35
฿12.28
|
|
pay 71.3% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$1.48
฿51.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD305
|
$7.99
฿277.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD428
|
$6.46
฿224.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD214
|
$1.75
฿60.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD285
|
$1.07
฿37.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$1.20
฿41.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD68
|
$0.50
฿17.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.79
฿27.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.59
฿20.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.62
฿21.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.46
฿15.96
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD645
|
$4.57
฿158.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,135
|
$24.32
฿844.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,060,158
|
$31,287.73
฿1,086,155.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD711
|
$9.68
฿336.10
|
|
pay 5.3% less for housing
|
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,158
|
$17.10
฿593.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,554
|
$290.79
฿10,094.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,206
|
$207.49
฿7,202.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,281
|
$49.43
฿1,715.95
|
|
pay 90.9% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,458
|
$334.45
฿11,610.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD744,504
|
$9,908.05
฿343,958.62
|
|
pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD199
|
$1.90
฿65.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD142
|
$1.94
฿67.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD375
|
$3.61
฿125.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,409
|
$47.07
฿1,633.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD494
|
$5.63
฿195.52
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,584
|
$40.39
฿1,402.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,886
|
$27.03
฿938.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,393
|
$82.02
฿2,847.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,926
|
$65.30
฿2,266.77
|
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