Serbia vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Serbia Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$965
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2297
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$499
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$52.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$821
$448
💸 GDP per capita
$12282
$4282
😃 Human freedom index
7.08
5.43
❤️ Life expectancy
75.5
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
40
🌐 English speaking %
55%
16%
🎓 Higher education
83
56
😀 Quality of life
58
45
🏙️ Population
6.65M
96.2M

The average cost of living in Serbia ($965) is 56% more expensive than in Vietnam ($617). Serbia ranked 91st vs 160th for Vietnam in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Serbia compared to 0.7 months in Vietnam. Ranked 62nd and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Serbia vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Serbia and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 38 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Serbia Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.9
$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.82
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.8
$9.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3222
$2799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2081
$1454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$8.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.23
$5.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.56
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.74
$5.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.7
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6248
$12649

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Cities Comparison in Serbia vs Vietnam

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1160
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1012
380K
Nis
$711
183K
Pristina
$595
199K
Kragujevac
$807
151K
Subotica
$768
106K
Valjevo
$776
90.3K
Cacak
$759
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$662
66.5K
Mitrovica
$463
71.6K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$735
9.39M
Hanoi
$647
8.44M
Haiphong
$591
2.09M
Da Nang
$593
1.22M
Bien Hoa
$425
1.1M
Nam Dinh
$496
352K
Hai Duong
$554
507K
Vinh
$579
490K
Thanh Hoa
$563
393K
Vung Tau
$494
357K
Can Tho
$454
1.25M
Bac Ninh
$513
520K
Hue
$393
653K
Thai Binh
$513
268K
Ha Tinh
$558
380K
Ha Long
$582
270K
Thai Nguyen
$570
330K
Nha Trang
$535
392K
Thu Dau Mot
$530
322K
Buon Ma Thuot
$531
340K
Viet Tri
$592
278K
Qui Nhon
$516
311K
Ca Mau
$516
315K
Phan Thiet
$506
205K
Cam Pha
$569
156K
Da Lat
$577
204K
Long Xuyen
$508
279K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
196K
Rach Gia
$526
251K
Dong Hoi
$500
160K