Cost of living comparison

 Singapore
compared to
 Serbia
Serbia vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary
Serbia vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Serbia instead of Singapore, you would:

pay 4.9% less for restaurants

 
Singapore
Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.16
SGD13.67
$7.13
RSD762
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.52
SGD10.13
$7.64
RSD817
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.52
SGD2.05
$1.60
RSD171

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pay 51.5% less for groceries

 
Singapore
Serbia
Bread
1 loaf
$2.11
SGD2.83
$0.70
RSD75
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.41
SGD11.32
$3.97
RSD425
Milk (1 gallon) $10.38
SGD13.97
$4.84
RSD517

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pay 50.5% less for transportation

 
Singapore
Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.18
SGD11.01
$6.22
RSD665
Monthly public transit pass $90.29
SGD121.50
$23.52
RSD2,514
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $135,434.68
SGD182,254.45
$28,112.26
RSD3,004,863

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pay 54.2% less for housing

 
Singapore
Serbia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.16
SGD48.66
$23.16
RSD2,476
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,745.11
SGD3,694.10
$353.21
RSD37,754
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,988.78
SGD2,676.30
$242.83
RSD25,956

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pay 80.2% less for childcare

 
Singapore
Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,189.74
SGD1,601.04
$238.41
RSD25,483
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,370.99
SGD36,833.15
$5,379.39
RSD574,993

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pay 67.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Singapore
Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.73
SGD9.06
$2.03
RSD217
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.71
SGD6.34
$1.68
RSD179
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.64
SGD17.01
$3.80
RSD406

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pay 6.2% less for clothing

 
Singapore
Serbia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.32
SGD89.24
$73.17
RSD7,821
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.36
SGD59.70
$35.45
RSD3,790
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$96.71
SGD130.14
$92.31
RSD9,866

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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