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Buenos Aires vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 0.1% cheaper than Belgrade.

Restaurants: pay 4.2% less in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 38.6% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 25.2% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 25.9% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 31.3% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 38.0% more in Buenos Aires

The cost of groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Belgrade. Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Belgrade, you would:

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pay 4.2% less for restaurants

	Belgrade	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.95 RSD1,311	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+39.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 RSD1,182	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 RSD284	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	-22.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 RSD220	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	-36.1%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 38.6% more for groceries

	Belgrade	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 RSD88	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	+231.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.46 RSD553	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	+12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 RSD557	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	+6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.82 RSD286	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	+16.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.51 RSD355	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	+11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 RSD71	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	+63.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 RSD91	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	+7.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 RSD85	$0.57 ARS819.15	-32.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 RSD111	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	+4.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 RSD47	$0.66 ARS952.66	+40.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 RSD36	$0.58 ARS837.26	+64.0%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 25.2% less for transportation

	Belgrade	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.02 RSD711	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	-38.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 ARS28,927.47
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,949.00 RSD3,131,973	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	-19.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.56 RSD1,170	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	-17.7%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 25.9% less for housing

	Belgrade	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.99 RSD3,541	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$875.83 RSD88,632	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	-24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$591.54 RSD59,863	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	-21.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$172.28 RSD17,435	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	-41.4%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 31.3% less for childcare

	Belgrade	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$457.43 RSD46,291	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	-19.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,625.72 RSD974,102	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	-42.9%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Belgrade	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 RSD353	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	+9.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.93 RSD297	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+40.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.67 RSD473	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	-21.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.09 RSD4,158	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	+6.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.97 RSD807	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	+12.9%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 38.0% more for clothing

	Belgrade	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.03 RSD10,122	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.05 RSD4,356	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+112.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.81 RSD11,213	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	+16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.14 RSD12,461	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	+9.6%
Average			+38.0%

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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: December 2025

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