Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 19.2% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.22
RSD1,101
|
$10.16
PLN39.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
RSD1,001
|
$8.38
PLN32.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
RSD254
|
$1.81
PLN7.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD172
|
$1.70
PLN6.65
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
RSD88
|
$1.10
PLN4.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD543
|
$4.61
PLN18.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
RSD552
|
$3.88
PLN15.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
RSD296
|
$3.08
PLN12.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
RSD353
|
$2.68
PLN10.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$0.43
PLN1.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
RSD82
|
$0.74
PLN2.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD86
|
$0.85
PLN3.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$1.38
PLN5.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$0.39
PLN1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD51
|
$0.54
PLN2.10
|
|
pay 5.7% more for transportation
Belgrade
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
RSD739
|
$6.40
PLN25.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.45
RSD2,203
|
$27.94
PLN109.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,545.65
RSD3,075,280
|
$31,011.90
PLN121,508.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.65
RSD1,039
|
$8.13
PLN31.84
|
|
pay 35.8% more for housing
Belgrade
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.07
RSD2,809
|
$16.13
PLN63.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$819.25
RSD88,259
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,343.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.43
RSD53,050
|
$848.90
PLN3,326.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
RSD14,267
|
$229.74
PLN900.16
|
|
pay 74.2% more for childcare
Belgrade
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.95
RSD35,762
|
$527.99
PLN2,068.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,304.25
RSD786,901
|
$13,833.43
PLN54,200.88
|
|
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
RSD300
|
$4.06
PLN15.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
RSD261
|
$3.66
PLN14.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
RSD421
|
$4.83
PLN18.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.23
RSD3,903
|
$42.12
PLN165.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
RSD751
|
$7.62
PLN29.85
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
RSD9,999
|
$93.42
PLN366.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.07
RSD4,209
|
$42.56
PLN166.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.47
RSD11,039
|
$90.76
PLN355.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.50
RSD13,413
|
$105.66
PLN413.98
|
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