Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 14.2% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 59.7% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD728
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD152
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD114
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD357
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD500
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD302
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD78
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD74
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD86
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD42
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD695
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,908
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,915,208
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD741
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 28.5% less for housing
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,382
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,599
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,752
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,144
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 49.6% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD24,036
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD645,083
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD214
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD169
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,628
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD493
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 24.9% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,978
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,823
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,622
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,381
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
|
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