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Serbia vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 36.5% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 5.5% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 7.6% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 41.1% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 32.6% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 67.1% more in Serbia

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

Serbia vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB84.02	$8.22 RSD822	+207.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB219.93	$9.48 RSD947	+35.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB23.10	$2.10 RSD209	+185.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.32	$1.47 RSD147	+308.9%
Average			+184.3%

Thailand vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.5% less for groceries

	Thailand	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB44.29	$0.74 RSD74	-47.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB247.88	$4.66 RSD466	-40.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB225.32	$5.09 RSD509	-29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB65.09	$2.41 RSD241	+16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB44.40	$3.02 RSD302	+113.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB41.77	$0.56 RSD56	-57.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB18.64	$0.83 RSD83	+40.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.24	$0.75 RSD75	-16.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB23.68	$0.98 RSD98	+29.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB22.39	$0.45 RSD45	-36.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB19.40	$0.42 RSD42	-32.5%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 7.6% more for transportation

	Thailand	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB151.95	$6.88 RSD688	+42.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB884.22	$30.31 RSD3,030	+7.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB958,148.24	$30,955.44 RSD3,094,522	+1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB331.09	$8.27 RSD827	-21.4%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 41.1% more for housing

	Thailand	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB582.41	$26.24 RSD2,624	+41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,036.92	$412.90 RSD41,276	-0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,391.23	$302.98 RSD30,288	+13.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,901.13	$126.67 RSD12,663	+109.5%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 32.6% less for childcare

	Thailand	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,292.60	$270.33 RSD27,024	-24.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB349,168.15	$6,594.36 RSD659,219	-40.6%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB67.74	$2.49 RSD249	+15.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB61.97	$2.03 RSD203	+2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB135.66	$4.41 RSD441	+2.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,680.82	$32.25 RSD3,223	-39.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB198.64	$5.47 RSD547	-13.4%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 67.1% more for clothing

	Thailand	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,165.97	$78.65 RSD7,862	+112.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB926.97	$49.57 RSD4,955	+68.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB2,866.15	$107.57 RSD10,754	+18.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,173.61	$117.74 RSD11,770	+70.3%
Average			+67.1%

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