Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Serbia

Belgrade vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 70.9% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 15.5% less in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 97.6% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 52.1% more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 5.8 times more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.2% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 63.8% more in Belgrade

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Belgrade are more expensive than in Abuja. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Belgrade.

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Belgrade vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belgrade instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 NGN2,664.12	$13.25 RSD1,391	+562.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 NGN5,328.24	$13.35 RSD1,401	+233.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 NGN651.20	$2.79 RSD293	+470.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NGN928.66	$2.31 RSD242	+231.1%
Average			+379.1%

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pay 15.5% less for groceries

	Abuja	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 NGN1,753.63	$1.15 RSD121	-12.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 NGN7,343.54	$5.65 RSD593	+2.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.88 NGN18,492.54	$5.41 RSD567	-61.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.83 NGN2,443.76	$2.75 RSD288	+49.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 NGN3,186.70	$3.08 RSD324	+28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 NGN1,224.82	$0.74 RSD78	-19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN884.30	$0.83 RSD87	+24.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 NGN908.84	$0.85 RSD89	+24.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NGN1,395.02	$1.39 RSD146	+32.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,104.81	$0.41 RSD43	-50.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 NGN1,469.55	$0.32 RSD33	-71.4%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 97.6% more for transportation

	Abuja	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 NGN2,849.16	$7.16 RSD751	+234.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.78 NGN43,664.23	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN35M	$30,517.27 RSD3M	+16.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.30 NGN9,719.47	$11.06 RSD1,161	+51.6%
Average			+97.6%

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pay 52.1% more for housing

	Abuja	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.15 NGN38,835.49	$35.64 RSD3,740	+22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.02 NGN794K	$821.08 RSD86,156	+37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.58 NGN467K	$553.04 RSD58,031	+57.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.28 NGN115K	$166.93 RSD17,516	+93.5%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.24 NGN60,256.64	$425.54 RSD44,652	+840.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,150.69 NGN4M	$11,215.66 RSD1M	+256.0%
Average			+478.7%

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pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 NGN1,332.06	$3.72 RSD390	+271.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NGN4,466.88	$3.12 RSD327	-7.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,664.12	$4.67 RSD490	+133.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.12 NGN34,787.13	$41.23 RSD4,327	+57.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.41 NGN8,536.36	$8.58 RSD900	+33.9%
Average			+68.2%

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pay 63.8% more for clothing

	Abuja	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.92 NGN34,533.64	$110.61 RSD11,606	+326.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.65 NGN80,783.84	$46.78 RSD4,909	-22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.11 NGN104K	$117.03 RSD12,280	+49.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.08 NGN141K	$154.95 RSD16,259	+46.1%
Average			+63.8%

Abuja vs. Belgrade - Cost of clothing

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