Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 38.8% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 0.5% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 84.3% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 14.2% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 37.2% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.5% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 69.1% more in Serbia

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and groceries in Serbia are more expensive than in Vietnam. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Serbia.

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Serbia vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.93 ₫49,968	$8.70 RSD909	+350.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.06 ₫105K	$9.63 RSD1,006	+137.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₫13,022	$2.05 RSD215	+308.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 ₫7,715	$1.58 RSD165	+428.8%
Average			+262.2%

Vietnam vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.5% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 ₫24,827	$0.78 RSD81	-19.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37 ₫139K	$4.54 RSD475	-15.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.69 ₫147K	$4.83 RSD505	-15.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,111	$2.32 RSD242	+53.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 ₫44,332	$2.82 RSD295	+65.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 ₫34,270	$0.56 RSD58	-57.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,159	$0.78 RSD81	+52.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,883	$0.72 RSD75	+16.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ₫14,322	$1.00 RSD104	+80.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,823	$0.41 RSD43	-16.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,288	$0.32 RSD34	-36.8%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 84.3% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36 ₫87,093	$6.92 RSD724	+105.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.12 ₫184K	$25.68 RSD2,684	+260.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$29,965.17 RSD3M	-2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.75 ₫149K	$9.06 RSD947	+57.7%
Average			+84.3%

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pay 14.2% more for housing

	Vietnam	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.92 ₫231K	$26.71 RSD2,792	+199.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$387.95 ₫10M	$340.23 RSD35,559	-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.72 ₫7M	$248.38 RSD25,959	-3.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.62 ₫1M	$130.61 RSD13,650	+163.2%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 37.2% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$321.30 ₫8M	$258.66 RSD27,033	-19.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,628.65 ₫379M	$7,159.32 RSD748K	-51.1%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 79.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 ₫23,577	$2.55 RSD267	+180.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 ₫42,237	$1.92 RSD200	+17.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.36 ₫35,110	$4.33 RSD453	+219.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.59 ₫533K	$29.21 RSD3,053	+41.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.14 ₫81,316	$5.57 RSD582	+77.3%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 69.1% more for clothing

	Vietnam	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.00 ₫1M	$82.25 RSD8,596	+100.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.08 ₫623K	$45.18 RSD4,721	+87.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.97 ₫2M	$105.67 RSD11,044	+37.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.18 ₫2M	$117.40 RSD12,270	+58.3%
Average			+69.1%

Vietnam vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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