Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 48.8% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭63,622
|
$9.31
RSD1,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$7.73
RSD850
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,477
|
$1.92
RSD212
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,359
|
$1.32
RSD146
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭40,930
|
$0.71
RSD79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$4.45
RSD490
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭219,905
|
$5.62
RSD618
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,018
|
$2.55
RSD280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,259
|
$3.19
RSD351
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭42,890
|
$0.52
RSD57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭10,992
|
$0.84
RSD93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$0.75
RSD83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭47,655
|
$0.80
RSD88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,359
|
$0.33
RSD37
|
|
pay 87.5% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭111,161
|
$6.57
RSD723
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$30.48
RSD3,355
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
$25,973.40
RSD2,858,404
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭294,563
|
$9.48
RSD1,043
|
|
pay 24.5% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
$26.25
RSD2,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,595,401
|
$804.75
RSD88,564
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,817,467
|
$533.56
RSD58,719
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
$124.34
RSD13,684
|
|
pay 52.1% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$308.79
RSD33,983
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
$6,830.61
RSD751,717
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭23,934
|
$2.33
RSD256
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,467
|
$2.01
RSD221
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,231
|
$3.82
RSD420
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭725,658
|
$31.87
RSD3,507
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$6.52
RSD717
|
|
pay 23.7% more for clothing
Vientiane
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
$81.61
RSD8,982
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
$34.64
RSD3,812
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
$94.50
RSD10,400
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭949,759
|
$117.63
RSD12,946
|
|
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