Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 43.5% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.43
|
$7.13
RSD800
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR19.06
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.06
|
$1.60
RSD180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.72
|
$1.16
RSD130
|
|
pay 6.2% less for groceries
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.11
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.49
|
$3.97
RSD446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.80
|
$4.84
RSD543
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.89
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.25
|
$2.93
RSD329
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.29
|
$0.48
RSD54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.57
|
$0.75
RSD85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.47
|
$0.64
RSD72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.85
|
$0.81
RSD91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.94
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
$0.43
RSD49
|
|
pay 71.5% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.98
|
$6.22
RSD698
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.72
|
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR154,762.23
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR31.27
|
$7.11
RSD797
|
|
pay 64.2% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR118.63
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,455.19
|
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR957.27
|
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR148.76
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
|
pay 13.5% more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR737.86
|
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,872.89
|
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.49
|
$2.03
RSD227
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.45
|
$1.68
RSD188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.33
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR163.74
|
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR18.02
|
$4.53
RSD508
|
|
pay 42.3% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR239.59
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR135.81
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR293.82
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR261.17
|
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
|
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