Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.1 times more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD725
|
$17.24
€16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD773
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD151
|
$2.79
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD113
|
$2.42
€2.24
|
|
pay 86.0% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD355
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD498
|
$4.35
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD244
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD301
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD77
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD73
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD86
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD41
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 91.6% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD691
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,894
|
$50.71
€47.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,900,751
|
$26,786.12
€24,850.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD737
|
$24.68
€22.89
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,370
|
$50.54
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,442
|
$808.25
€749.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,639
|
$687.98
€638.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,084
|
$168.59
€156.41
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,917
|
$588.37
€545.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD641,884
|
$15,983.72
€14,828.90
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD213
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD168
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD391
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,615
|
$33.63
€31.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD490
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
pay 24.9% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,943
|
$92.98
€86.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,804
|
$41.35
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,574
|
$87.07
€80.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,329
|
$130.15
€120.75
|
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