Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 34.4% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Burma, you would:
pay 99.6% more for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
$7.13
RSD800
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
$1.60
RSD180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
$1.16
RSD130
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
|
Burma
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
$3.97
RSD446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
$4.84
RSD543
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
$2.93
RSD329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
$0.48
RSD54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
MMK985
|
$0.75
RSD85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
$0.64
RSD72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
$0.81
RSD91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
$0.43
RSD49
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
|
Burma
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
$6.22
RSD698
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
$7.11
RSD797
|
|
pay 72.9% more for housing
|
Burma
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
|
pay 4.0% less for childcare
|
Burma
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
|
pay 76.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
$2.03
RSD227
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
$1.68
RSD188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
$4.53
RSD508
|
|
pay 2.3% less for clothing
|
Burma
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
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