Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 48.2% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD14.75
|
$6.66
RSD722
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD9.84
|
$7.11
RSD770
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.01
|
$1.39
RSD150
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.51
|
$1.04
RSD113
|
|
pay 56.5% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.74
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.10
|
$3.27
RSD354
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.33
|
$4.58
RSD496
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.40
|
$2.24
RSD243
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.16
|
$2.77
RSD300
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.52
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.91
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.32
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.70
|
$0.79
RSD86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.39
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.36
|
$0.35
RSD38
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.58
|
$6.36
RSD689
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD125.90
|
$26.61
RSD2,884
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD177,046.98
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,890,879
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.20
|
$6.78
RSD734
|
|
pay 55.7% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD47.33
|
$21.79
RSD2,362
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,632.29
|
$289.12
RSD31,335
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,666.83
|
$208.18
RSD22,562
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD153.31
|
$111.12
RSD12,043
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,468.00
|
$219.93
RSD23,835
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD36,857.68
|
$5,902.44
RSD639,700
|
|
pay 69.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD9.84
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.33
|
$1.54
RSD167
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.23
|
$3.59
RSD390
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD136.80
|
$24.04
RSD2,606
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD14.75
|
$4.51
RSD489
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD89.64
|
$63.85
RSD6,920
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD57.87
|
$34.98
RSD3,791
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD123.36
|
$88.04
RSD9,541
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD139.59
|
$94.98
RSD10,294
|
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