Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Serbia

Belgrade vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 36.7% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 20.7% more in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 28.0% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 12.2% more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 7.7% more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.9% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 57.4% more in Belgrade

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

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Belgrade vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belgrade instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$13.25 RSD1,385	+231.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$13.35 RSD1,395	+105.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$2.79 RSD292	+360.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$2.31 RSD241	+251.3%
Average			+191.4%

Addis Ababa vs. Belgrade - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.7% more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$1.15 RSD120	-3.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$5.65 RSD590	+52.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$5.41 RSD565	+32.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$2.75 RSD287	+55.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$3.08 RSD322	-32.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$0.74 RSD77	-69.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.83 RSD86	+177.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$0.85 RSD88	-14.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$1.39 RSD145	+350.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.41 RSD43	+86.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.32 RSD33	-35.3%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 28.0% more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$7.16 RSD748	+102.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$30,517.27 RSD3M	-44.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$11.06 RSD1,156	+213.8%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 12.2% more for housing

	Addis Ababa	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$35.64 RSD3,725	-83.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$821.08 RSD85,814	+16.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$553.04 RSD57,801	+40.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$166.93 RSD17,446	+6.5%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 7.7% more for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$425.54 RSD44,475	+212.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$11,215.66 RSD1M	-62.8%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 98.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$3.72 RSD389	+364.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$3.12 RSD326	+239.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$4.67 RSD488	-41.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$41.23 RSD4,309	-6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$8.58 RSD897	+128.8%
Average			+98.9%

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pay 57.4% more for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$110.61 RSD11,560	+233.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$46.78 RSD4,889	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$117.03 RSD12,231	+48.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$154.95 RSD16,194	+87.4%
Average			+57.4%

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