Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 57.5% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 37.8% more for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.22
RSD1,112
|
$19.00
₪70.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
RSD1,011
|
$13.57
₪50.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
RSD257
|
$2.42
₪9.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD174
|
$1.87
₪6.96
|
|
pay 48.2% more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
RSD89
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD548
|
$6.58
₪24.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
RSD558
|
$6.91
₪25.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
RSD299
|
$3.76
₪14.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
RSD356
|
$4.71
₪17.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$1.35
₪5.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
RSD82
|
$0.90
₪3.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD87
|
$0.75
₪2.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
RSD113
|
$0.86
₪3.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$0.57
₪2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD51
|
$0.54
₪2.03
|
|
pay 60.1% more for transportation
Belgrade
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
RSD746
|
$7.37
₪27.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.45
RSD2,224
|
$61.07
₪227.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,545.65
RSD3,104,311
|
$36,639.14
₪136,579.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.65
RSD1,049
|
$10.20
₪38.04
|
|
pay 45.4% more for housing
Belgrade
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.07
RSD2,835
|
$24.22
₪90.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$819.25
RSD89,093
|
$1,522.86
₪5,676.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.43
RSD53,551
|
$1,068.33
₪3,982.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
RSD14,402
|
$113.43
₪422.85
|
|
pay 81.2% more for childcare
Belgrade
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.95
RSD36,100
|
$754.83
₪2,813.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,304.25
RSD794,330
|
$9,851.86
₪36,724.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$7.60
₪28.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
RSD264
|
$3.74
₪13.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
RSD424
|
$9.36
₪34.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.23
RSD3,939
|
$82.87
₪308.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
RSD758
|
$12.21
₪45.53
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
Belgrade
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
RSD10,094
|
$91.11
₪339.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.07
RSD4,249
|
$63.33
₪236.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.47
RSD11,143
|
$114.38
₪426.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.50
RSD13,539
|
$114.38
₪426.36
|
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