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Belgrade vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 41.3% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 86.5% more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 39.5% more in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 53.1% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 93.7% more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 25.8% less in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 23.7% more in Belgrade

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

Belgrade vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 86.5% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY313.08	$10.99 RSD1,246	+26.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY260.90	$9.16 RSD1,039	+26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY45.61	$2.33 RSD264	+83.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY18.10	$1.57 RSD178	+211.1%
Average			+86.5%

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pay 39.5% more for groceries

	Ankara	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY29.94	$0.87 RSD99	+4.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY165.39	$5.04 RSD572	+9.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY140.02	$4.98 RSD564	+27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY60.33	$2.66 RSD301	+58.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY96.87	$3.13 RSD355	+15.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY17.46	$0.53 RSD60	+8.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY31.63	$0.80 RSD91	-8.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY16.30	$0.74 RSD83	+62.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY19.43	$1.05 RSD119	+94.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY8.88	$0.47 RSD54	+91.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.24	$0.39 RSD45	+71.6%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 53.1% more for transportation

	Ankara	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY172.78	$6.87 RSD779	+42.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY313.08	$20.16 RSD2,285	+131.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,609,220.91	$28,106.99 RSD3,186,321	-37.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY193.89	$9.51 RSD1,078	+76.0%
Average			+53.1%

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pay 93.7% more for housing

	Ankara	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY412.74	$27.63 RSD3,132	+140.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY21,262.44	$840.53 RSD95,285	+41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY14,330.61	$518.55 RSD58,785	+29.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY1,904.48	$139.51 RSD15,816	+162.9%
Average			+93.7%

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pay 25.8% less for childcare

	Ankara	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY18,017.29	$370.44 RSD41,995	-26.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY372,782.52	$7,747.69 RSD878,309	-25.4%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY125.23	$3.02 RSD343	-13.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY102.01	$2.45 RSD277	-13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY73.05	$4.12 RSD467	+102.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,467.90	$36.53 RSD4,142	-10.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY208.72	$7.33 RSD831	+26.0%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 23.7% more for clothing

	Ankara	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,033.21	$97.71 RSD11,077	+72.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,635.17	$38.65 RSD4,382	-15.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,738.52	$107.09 RSD12,140	+2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,346.95	$125.83 RSD14,264	+34.9%
Average			+23.7%

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