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Belgrade vs. Apia Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 2.3 times more expensive than Apia.

Restaurants
pay 2.8% more in Belgrade
Groceries
pay 89.9% more in Belgrade
Transportation
pay 2.0% less in Belgrade
Housing
pay 6.8 times more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports
pay 8.5% less in Belgrade

The cost of housing, groceries, and restaurants in Belgrade are more expensive than in Apia. Expenses including entertainment and sports and transportation are lower in Belgrade. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Belgrade.

Belgrade vs. Apia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.8% more for restaurants

 
Apia
Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $53.35
WST146.40
$12.95
RSD1,325
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.95
WST38.30
$11.68
RSD1,195
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.07
WST5.69
$2.81
RSD288

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pay 89.9% more for groceries

 
Apia
Belgrade
Bread
1 loaf
$0.81
WST2.22
$0.87
RSD89
Local cheese (8 oz) $0.45
WST1.23
$5.46
RSD559
Milk (1 gallon) $6.80
WST18.66
$5.50
RSD563

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pay 2.0% less for transportation

 
Apia
Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.08
WST11.19
$7.02
RSD719
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $30,949.00
RSD3M

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pay 6.8 times more for housing

 
Apia
Belgrade
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$35.92
WST98.57
$34.99
RSD3,580
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $875.83
RSD89,602
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $591.54
RSD60,518

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Apia
Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $457.43
RSD46,798
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $9,625.72
RSD985K

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pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Apia
Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.31
WST11.83
$3.49
RSD357
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.50
WST6.87
$2.93
RSD300
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.11
WST16.76
$4.67
RSD478

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Apia
Belgrade
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $100.03
RSD10,233
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $43.05
RSD4,404
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $110.81
RSD11,336

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026
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