Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 5.3% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD800
|
$2.33
THB79.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
$6.02
THB205.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$0.70
THB24.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$0.38
THB12.95
|
|
pay 34.7% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$1.40
THB47.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$8.16
THB278.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD543
|
$6.68
THB228.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$2.05
THB69.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$1.29
THB44.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$1.23
THB42.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.52
THB17.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$0.82
THB27.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$0.66
THB22.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.69
THB23.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.54
THB18.27
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD698
|
$4.47
THB152.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
$25.43
THB867.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
$31,362.48
THB1,070,043.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD797
|
$9.67
THB329.79
|
|
pay 18.6% less for housing
|
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
$17.13
THB584.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
$389.22
THB13,279.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
$225.23
THB7,684.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
$55.17
THB1,882.46
|
|
pay 67.8% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
$341.66
THB11,656.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
$10,344.18
THB352,928.83
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD227
|
$2.20
THB75.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD188
|
$1.90
THB64.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
$3.85
THB131.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
$48.79
THB1,664.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$5.42
THB184.95
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
$38.62
THB1,317.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
$29.36
THB1,001.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
$82.78
THB2,824.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
$65.55
THB2,236.63
|
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