Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 29.8% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫46,084
|
$5.30
RSD579
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫115,288
|
$5.28
RSD577
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫13,943
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,025
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫25,957
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫162,529
|
$2.79
RSD305
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫128,191
|
$3.92
RSD428
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫37,968
|
$1.96
RSD214
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫41,831
|
$2.61
RSD285
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫32,817
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫12,220
|
$0.63
RSD68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫18,248
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫11,606
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,018
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫12,660
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 65.2% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫95,116
|
$5.90
RSD645
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫187,767
|
$28.69
RSD3,135
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫951,482,571
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,060,158
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫139,348
|
$6.51
RSD711
|
|
pay 46.4% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫235,207
|
$19.75
RSD2,158
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫8,564,661
|
$243.04
RSD26,554
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,199,836
|
$166.63
RSD18,206
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫982,805
|
$103.25
RSD11,281
|
|
pay 35.2% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,323,021
|
$141.48
RSD15,458
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫237,907,647
|
$6,814.10
RSD744,504
|
|
pay 47.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫21,979
|
$1.82
RSD199
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫43,715
|
$1.30
RSD142
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫30,243
|
$3.43
RSD375
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫586,145
|
$22.05
RSD2,409
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫90,618
|
$4.52
RSD494
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫790,387
|
$51.11
RSD5,584
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫692,439
|
$26.42
RSD2,886
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,114,549
|
$76.82
RSD8,393
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,488,838
|
$81.70
RSD8,926
|
|
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