Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 73.7% more expensive than Vietnam overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.0 times more in Serbia
- Groceries
-
pay 16.6% more in Serbia
- Transportation
-
pay 79.0% more in Serbia
- Housing
-
pay 97.1% more in Serbia
- Childcare
-
pay 20.4% less in Serbia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 77.7% more in Serbia
- Clothing
-
pay 65.5% more in Serbia
The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Serbia are more expensive than in Vietnam. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Serbia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫49,550
|
$7.13
RSD762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫112,010
|
$7.64
RSD817
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,898
|
$1.60
RSD171
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,391
|
$1.16
RSD124
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫23,287
|
$0.70
RSD75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫156,231
|
$3.97
RSD425
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫140,936
|
$4.84
RSD517
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,691
|
$2.39
RSD255
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,922
|
$2.93
RSD313
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,908
|
$0.48
RSD51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,996
|
$0.75
RSD81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,717
|
$0.64
RSD69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,525
|
$0.81
RSD87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,282
|
$0.46
RSD49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,440
|
$0.43
RSD46
|
|
pay 79.0% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫89,483
|
$6.22
RSD665
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫183,429
|
$23.52
RSD2,514
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫914,165,808
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,004,863
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫145,602
|
$7.11
RSD760
|
|
pay 97.1% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫224,084
|
$23.16
RSD2,476
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,666,818
|
$353.21
RSD37,754
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,348,888
|
$242.83
RSD25,956
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,029,968
|
$113.86
RSD12,170
|
|
pay 20.4% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,297,194
|
$238.41
RSD25,483
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫322,485,438
|
$5,379.39
RSD574,993
|
|
pay 77.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,616
|
$2.03
RSD217
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,782
|
$1.68
RSD179
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,665
|
$3.80
RSD406
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫570,071
|
$25.78
RSD2,755
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫87,179
|
$4.53
RSD484
|
|
pay 65.5% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫722,506
|
$73.17
RSD7,821
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫572,741
|
$35.45
RSD3,790
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,051,491
|
$92.31
RSD9,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,060,844
|
$99.77
RSD10,664
|
|
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