Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 8.9% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 44.8% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD580
|
$1.96
₫46,089
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD578
|
$4.91
₫115,300
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD138
|
$0.59
₫13,944
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.38
₫9,026
|
|
pay 65.7% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$1.11
₫25,960
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD305
|
$6.92
₫162,546
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD429
|
$5.46
₫128,205
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$1.62
₫37,972
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD286
|
$1.78
₫41,835
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$1.40
₫32,820
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.52
₫12,221
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.78
₫18,250
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.49
₫11,607
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.55
₫13,020
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.54
₫12,662
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD646
|
$4.05
₫95,125
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,142
|
$8.00
₫187,786
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,064,600
|
$40,523.11
₫951,581,844
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD712
|
$5.93
₫139,362
|
|
pay 6.4% less for housing
|
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,162
|
$10.02
₫235,232
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,612
|
$364.76
₫8,565,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,245
|
$221.46
₫5,200,379
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,305
|
$41.86
₫982,908
|
|
pay 54.5% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,491
|
$226.70
₫5,323,576
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD746,110
|
$10,132.35
₫237,932,469
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD200
|
$0.94
₫21,981
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD142
|
$1.86
₫43,720
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
$1.29
₫30,246
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,414
|
$24.96
₫586,206
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD495
|
$3.86
₫90,628
|
|
pay 6.1% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,596
|
$33.66
₫790,469
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,892
|
$29.49
₫692,512
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,411
|
$90.06
₫2,114,770
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,945
|
$106.00
₫2,489,098
|
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