Cost of living comparison

 Bangladesh
compared to
 Serbia
Serbia vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 3.4 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants
pay 5.2 times more in Serbia
Groceries
pay 90.8% more in Serbia
Transportation
pay 66.5% more in Serbia
Housing
pay 4.2 times more in Serbia
Childcare
pay 6.7 times more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 33.2% more in Serbia
Clothing
pay 3.0 times more in Serbia

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Serbia are more expensive than in Bangladesh. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

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
BDT163.69
$7.13
RSD718
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.41
BDT534.71
$7.64
RSD770
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.25
BDT30.75
$1.60
RSD161

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pay 90.8% more for groceries

 
Bangladesh
Serbia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.52
BDT63.28
$0.70
RSD71
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.80
BDT461.06
$3.97
RSD400
Milk (1 gallon) $2.60
BDT316.06
$4.84
RSD487

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pay 66.5% more for transportation

 
Bangladesh
Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.68
BDT446.80
$6.22
RSD627
Monthly public transit pass $12.31
BDT1,493.32
$23.52
RSD2,369
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,789.60
BDT3,129,669.38
$28,112.26
RSD2,831,579

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

 
Bangladesh
Serbia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$15.51
BDT1,882.04
$23.16
RSD2,333
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $75.62
BDT9,176.98
$353.21
RSD35,577
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $47.62
BDT5,778.62
$242.83
RSD24,459

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pay 6.7 times more for childcare

 
Bangladesh
Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $30.22
BDT3,667.78
$238.41
RSD24,013
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $962.19
BDT116,765.12
$5,379.39
RSD541,834

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pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bangladesh
Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.80
BDT461.68
$2.03
RSD204
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.37
BDT166.73
$1.68
RSD169
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.59
BDT314.33
$3.80
RSD383

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

 
Bangladesh
Serbia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$17.35
BDT2,105.60
$73.17
RSD7,370
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$16.87
BDT2,047.79
$35.45
RSD3,571
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$36.90
BDT4,477.83
$92.31
RSD9,298

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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