Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 27.0% more expensive than Laos.
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
LAK41,813
|
$7.13
RSD791
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK92,668
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,216
|
$1.60
RSD178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,702
|
$1.16
RSD128
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK22,092
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK287,212
|
$3.97
RSD441
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK141,067
|
$4.84
RSD537
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,509
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,625
|
$2.93
RSD325
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,422
|
$0.48
RSD53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,349
|
$0.75
RSD84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK21,099
|
$0.64
RSD71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,414
|
$0.81
RSD90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,319
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,964
|
$0.43
RSD48
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK101,504
|
$6.22
RSD691
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,186,867
|
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK620,798,336
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK233,033
|
$7.11
RSD789
|
|
pay 29.2% more for housing
|
Laos
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK197,989
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,903,194
|
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,836,421
|
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,296,909
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,420,567
|
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK201,441,658
|
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
|
pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,374
|
$2.03
RSD225
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,681
|
$1.68
RSD186
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK39,327
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,461,460
|
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK65,500
|
$4.53
RSD502
|
|
pay 26.5% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,732,244
|
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,354,248
|
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,437,386
|
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,028,571
|
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
|
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