Cost of living comparison

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

Serbia is 2.9 times more expensive than Bhutan overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.5 times more in Serbia
Groceries
pay 42.5% more in Serbia
Transportation
pay 2.3 times more in Serbia
Housing
pay 3.4 times more in Serbia
Childcare
pay 4.5 times more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 15.8% less in Serbia
Clothing
pay 4.2 times more in Serbia

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

Serbia vs. Bhutan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

 
Bhutan
Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.95
BTN250.50
$7.13
RSD738
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$2.95
BTN250.50
$7.64
RSD790
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.55
BTN47.09
$1.60
RSD166

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pay 42.5% more for groceries

 
Bhutan
Serbia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.94
BTN80.16
$0.70
RSD72
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.68
BTN142.79
$3.97
RSD411
Milk (1 gallon) $3.17
BTN269.30
$4.84
RSD501

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

 
Bhutan
Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.93
BTN333.75
$6.22
RSD644
Monthly public transit pass $3.97
BTN337.20
$23.52
RSD2,433
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,215.98
BTN1,803,603.73
$28,112.26
RSD2,908,122

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

 
Bhutan
Serbia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.25
BTN2,656.23
$23.16
RSD2,396
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $124.45
BTN10,579.80
$353.21
RSD36,539
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $79.38
BTN6,748.41
$242.83
RSD25,120

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

 
Bhutan
Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $246.05
BTN20,916.79
$238.41
RSD24,662
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $677.73
BTN57,615.12
$5,379.39
RSD556,481

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pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bhutan
Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.43
BTN546.75
$2.03
RSD210
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.53
BTN130.26
$1.68
RSD174
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.83
BTN325.65
$3.80
RSD393

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pay 4.2 times more for clothing

 
Bhutan
Serbia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$9.43
BTN801.60
$73.17
RSD7,569
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$11.79
BTN1,002.00
$35.45
RSD3,668
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$32.41
BTN2,755.51
$92.31
RSD9,549

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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: May 2025
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