Cost of living comparison

Serbia

compared to

Thailand

Thailand vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 4.5% cheaper than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.5% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 24.5% more in Thailand
Transportation: pay 3.7% less in Thailand
Housing: pay 2.8% less in Thailand
Childcare: pay 79.2% more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% more in Thailand
Clothing: pay 32.7% less in Thailand

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

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Thailand vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.5% less for restaurants

	Serbia	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.70 RSD909	$2.89 THB96.05	-66.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 RSD1,006	$6.99 THB232.42	-27.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 RSD215	$0.75 THB24.81	-63.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 RSD165	$0.37 THB12.19	-76.8%
Average			-57.5%

Serbia vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.5% more for groceries

	Serbia	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 RSD81	$1.34 THB44.43	+72.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 RSD475	$7.95 THB264.36	+74.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 RSD505	$7.12 THB236.74	+47.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 RSD242	$2.06 THB68.55	-11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 RSD295	$1.37 THB45.52	-51.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD58	$1.35 THB44.98	+141.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 RSD81	$0.57 THB18.99	-26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RSD75	$0.93 THB31.07	+30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 RSD104	$0.82 THB27.38	-17.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RSD43	$0.72 THB24.01	+74.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RSD34	$0.57 THB18.88	+75.0%
Average			+24.5%

Serbia vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.7% less for transportation

	Serbia	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.92 RSD724	$5.07 THB168.49	-26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.68 RSD2,684	$32.87 THB1,093.53	+28.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,965.17 RSD3M	$29,201.01 THB971K	-2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.06 RSD947	$10.77 THB358.41	+18.9%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 2.8% less for housing

	Serbia	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.71 RSD2,792	$19.17 THB637.71	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.23 RSD35,559	$407.64 THB13,560.34	+19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.38 RSD25,959	$268.13 THB8,919.39	+8.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.61 RSD13,650	$60.86 THB2,024.59	-53.4%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 79.2% more for childcare

	Serbia	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.66 RSD27,033	$515.68 THB17,154.28	+99.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,159.32 RSD748K	$11,528.28 THB383K	+61.0%
Average			+79.2%

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pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 RSD267	$2.10 THB69.86	-17.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.92 RSD200	$2.00 THB66.47	+4.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 RSD453	$4.15 THB138.07	-4.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.21 RSD3,053	$50.07 THB1,665.52	+71.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 RSD582	$6.05 THB201.30	+8.7%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 32.7% less for clothing

	Serbia	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.25 RSD8,596	$44.30 THB1,473.73	-46.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.18 RSD4,721	$32.84 THB1,092.57	-27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.67 RSD11,044	$83.65 THB2,782.57	-20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.40 RSD12,270	$77.91 THB2,591.55	-33.6%
Average			-32.7%

Serbia vs. Thailand - Cost of clothing

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