Cost of living comparison

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Serbia vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 10.1% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 97.0% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 43.3% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 11.9% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 38.5% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 54.2% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 34.2% more in Serbia

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

Serbia vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 97.0% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 NT$151.22	$8.22 RSD832	+70.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 NT$161.99	$9.48 RSD959	+83.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NT$30.70	$2.10 RSD212	+114.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NT$21.02	$1.47 RSD149	+119.7%
Average			+97.0%

Taiwan vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.3% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 NT$55.47	$0.74 RSD75	-58.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.29 NT$291.60	$4.66 RSD471	-49.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.90 NT$373.42	$5.09 RSD515	-57.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 NT$82.06	$2.41 RSD244	-7.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 NT$111.70	$3.02 RSD306	-15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 NT$63.63	$0.56 RSD57	-72.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 NT$31.34	$0.83 RSD84	-16.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.17	$0.75 RSD76	-40.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 NT$48.61	$0.98 RSD99	-36.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 NT$37.82	$0.45 RSD46	-62.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 NT$32.24	$0.42 RSD42	-59.5%
Average			-43.3%

Taiwan vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.9% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 NT$118.78	$6.88 RSD696	+81.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.06 NT$1,069.33	$30.31 RSD3,068	-11.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,728.87 NT$1,121,597.24	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	-13.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 NT$288.18	$8.27 RSD837	-9.9%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 38.5% more for housing

	Taiwan	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.10 NT$662.43	$26.24 RSD2,656	+24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$429.29 NT$13,476.23	$412.90 RSD41,785	-3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$295.73 NT$9,283.44	$302.98 RSD30,661	+2.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.85 NT$1,721.85	$126.67 RSD12,819	+130.9%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 54.2% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.45 NT$16,306.62	$270.33 RSD27,357	-48.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,665.76 NT$523,169.72	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	-60.4%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.97 NT$61.79	$2.49 RSD252	+26.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 NT$94.24	$2.03 RSD205	-32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 NT$142.65	$4.41 RSD447	-2.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.49 NT$1,176.73	$32.25 RSD3,263	-14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$315.31	$5.47 RSD553	-45.6%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 34.2% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.08 NT$2,043.13	$78.65 RSD7,959	+20.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.24 NT$980.69	$49.57 RSD5,016	+58.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.60 NT$2,498.69	$107.57 RSD10,886	+35.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.29 NT$3,022.88	$117.74 RSD11,915	+22.3%
Average			+34.2%

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