Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 27.0% more expensive than Laos overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.6 times more in Serbia
- Groceries
-
pay 19.0% less in Serbia
- Transportation
-
pay 13.5% less in Serbia
- Housing
-
pay 29.2% more in Serbia
- Childcare
-
pay 29.6% less in Serbia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.3% more in Serbia
- Clothing
-
pay 26.5% more in Serbia
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Serbia are more expensive than in Laos. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Serbia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Serbia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,028
|
$7.13
RSD736
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK90,926
|
$7.64
RSD789
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK14,930
|
$1.60
RSD166
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,501
|
$1.16
RSD119
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,677
|
$0.70
RSD72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK281,814
|
$3.97
RSD410
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK138,415
|
$4.84
RSD500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK44,653
|
$2.39
RSD246
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK44,767
|
$2.93
RSD303
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,113
|
$0.48
RSD49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,042
|
$0.75
RSD78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,703
|
$0.64
RSD66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK27,880
|
$0.81
RSD84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,031
|
$0.46
RSD47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,776
|
$0.43
RSD45
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK99,596
|
$6.22
RSD643
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,164,560
|
$23.52
RSD2,428
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK609,130,608
|
$28,112.26
RSD2,902,484
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK228,653
|
$7.11
RSD734
|
|
pay 29.2% more for housing
|
Laos
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK194,268
|
$23.16
RSD2,392
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,491,529
|
$353.21
RSD36,468
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,501,190
|
$242.83
RSD25,072
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,272,534
|
$113.86
RSD11,756
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,299,894
|
$238.41
RSD24,615
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK197,655,619
|
$5,379.39
RSD555,402
|
|
pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK23,916
|
$2.03
RSD209
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,011
|
$1.68
RSD173
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,587
|
$3.80
RSD393
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,433,993
|
$25.78
RSD2,662
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,269
|
$4.53
RSD467
|
|
pay 26.5% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,699,687
|
$73.17
RSD7,554
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,328,795
|
$35.45
RSD3,661
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,410,370
|
$92.31
RSD9,530
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,009,239
|
$99.77
RSD10,301
|
|
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