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
₫48,618
|
$5.30
RSD575
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫121,627
|
$5.28
RSD572
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,709
|
$1.26
RSD136
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,522
|
$0.89
RSD96
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,384
|
$0.57
RSD61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫171,465
|
$2.79
RSD302
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫135,239
|
$3.92
RSD425
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,055
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,130
|
$2.61
RSD283
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,621
|
$0.37
RSD40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫12,892
|
$0.63
RSD68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,251
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,244
|
$0.58
RSD63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,734
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,357
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 65.2% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫100,345
|
$5.90
RSD640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫198,090
|
$28.69
RSD3,112
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,044,953
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫147,009
|
$6.51
RSD706
|
|
pay 46.4% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫248,138
|
$19.75
RSD2,142
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,035,524
|
$243.04
RSD26,358
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,485,710
|
$166.63
RSD18,071
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,036,837
|
$103.25
RSD11,197
|
|
pay 35.2% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,615,666
|
$141.48
RSD15,344
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191
|
$6,814.10
RSD739,009
|
|
pay 47.3% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,187
|
$1.82
RSD198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,119
|
$1.30
RSD141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫31,906
|
$3.43
RSD372
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫618,370
|
$22.05
RSD2,391
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫95,600
|
$4.52
RSD490
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫833,840
|
$51.11
RSD5,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫730,508
|
$26.42
RSD2,865
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,230,802
|
$76.82
RSD8,331
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,625,668
|
$81.70
RSD8,860
|
|
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