Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 47.1% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.62
MYR11.36
|
$6.66
RSD722
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
MYR16.44
|
$7.11
RSD770
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MYR2.87
|
$1.39
RSD150
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.67
|
$1.04
RSD113
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.59
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.05
MYR30.58
|
$3.27
RSD354
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR24.76
|
$4.58
RSD496
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MYR8.14
|
$2.24
RSD243
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MYR7.60
|
$2.77
RSD300
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MYR4.64
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
MYR2.33
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR4.95
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MYR2.50
|
$0.79
RSD86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MYR1.67
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.09
|
$0.35
RSD38
|
|
pay 90.3% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.16
|
$6.36
RSD689
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.08
MYR61.10
|
$26.61
RSD2,884
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,947.56
MYR142,992.42
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,890,879
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.40
MYR27.77
|
$6.78
RSD734
|
|
pay 60.5% more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.98
MYR104.06
|
$21.79
RSD2,362
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.65
MYR1,239.74
|
$289.12
RSD31,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$192.76
MYR836.58
|
$208.18
RSD22,562
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.50
MYR141.07
|
$111.12
RSD12,043
|
|
pay 21.9% more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$152.58
MYR662.22
|
$219.93
RSD23,835
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,918.25
MYR25,685.20
|
$5,902.44
RSD639,700
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
MYR14.19
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR10.68
|
$1.54
RSD167
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.72
MYR16.12
|
$3.59
RSD390
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.52
MYR136.79
|
$24.04
RSD2,606
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.61
MYR15.68
|
$4.51
RSD489
|
|
pay 48.7% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.13
MYR217.55
|
$63.85
RSD6,920
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.02
MYR112.91
|
$34.98
RSD3,791
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.27
MYR257.25
|
$88.04
RSD9,541
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.45
MYR223.31
|
$94.98
RSD10,294
|
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