Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 98.8% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 61.7% more for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.31
RSD1,012
|
$16.49
€15.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.73
RSD840
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
RSD209
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
RSD144
|
$2.47
€2.29
|
|
pay 57.7% more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
RSD484
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
RSD611
|
$4.71
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
RSD277
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
RSD347
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
RSD91
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD82
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD86
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RSD36
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Belgrade
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
RSD715
|
$8.20
€7.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.48
RSD3,315
|
$97.85
€90.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,973.40
RSD2,824,581
|
$28,969.95
€26,876.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
RSD1,030
|
$25.51
€23.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Belgrade
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.25
RSD2,855
|
$45.90
€42.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$804.75
RSD87,516
|
$1,796.60
€1,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.56
RSD58,024
|
$1,576.07
€1,462.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.34
RSD13,522
|
$186.48
€173.00
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Belgrade
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.79
RSD33,581
|
$1,725.51
€1,600.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.61
RSD742,822
|
$11,482.44
€10,652.84
|
|
pay 98.0% more for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
RSD253
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
RSD218
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
RSD415
|
$9.02
€8.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.87
RSD3,466
|
$39.59
€36.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
RSD709
|
$14.29
€13.26
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
RSD8,875
|
$77.95
€72.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.64
RSD3,767
|
$30.57
€28.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.50
RSD10,277
|
$90.96
€84.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.63
RSD12,792
|
$109.87
€101.93
|
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