Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 3.4 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT161.15
|
$7.13
RSD801
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT526.40
|
$7.64
RSD858
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.28
|
$1.60
RSD180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.53
|
$1.16
RSD130
|
|
pay 90.8% more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.29
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT453.89
|
$3.97
RSD446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT311.15
|
$4.84
RSD544
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT133.00
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.55
|
$2.93
RSD329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.46
|
$0.48
RSD54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.91
|
$0.75
RSD85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.57
|
$0.64
RSD72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.47
|
$0.81
RSD91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.39
|
$0.46
RSD52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.86
|
$0.43
RSD49
|
|
pay 66.5% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT439.86
|
$6.22
RSD699
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,470.12
|
$23.52
RSD2,642
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,081,039.54
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,158,103
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT431.07
|
$7.11
RSD798
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,852.79
|
$23.16
RSD2,602
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,034.38
|
$353.21
RSD39,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,688.83
|
$242.83
RSD27,280
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,472.68
|
$113.86
RSD12,791
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,610.79
|
$238.41
RSD26,782
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT114,950.79
|
$5,379.39
RSD604,316
|
|
pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT454.51
|
$2.03
RSD228
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT164.14
|
$1.68
RSD189
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT309.44
|
$3.80
RSD427
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,395.85
|
$25.78
RSD2,896
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT438.84
|
$4.53
RSD508
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,072.89
|
$73.17
RSD8,219
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,015.97
|
$35.45
RSD3,983
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,408.25
|
$92.31
RSD10,370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,952.68
|
$99.77
RSD11,208
|
|
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