Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 99.8% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 56.8% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD800
|
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
|
pay 95.0% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD543
|
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD698
|
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD797
|
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD227
|
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD188
|
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
pay 72.9% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
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