Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 31.4% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.31
RSD1,010
|
$8.16
₴316.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.73
RSD838
|
$4.15
₴161.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
RSD209
|
$0.62
₴24.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
RSD144
|
$0.49
₴19.19
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
Belgrade
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
$0.72
₴28.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
RSD483
|
$4.00
₴155.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
RSD609
|
$3.90
₴151.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
RSD276
|
$2.02
₴78.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
RSD346
|
$1.76
₴68.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$0.25
₴9.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
RSD91
|
$0.62
₴24.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD82
|
$0.68
₴26.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD86
|
$1.01
₴39.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD47
|
$0.22
₴8.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RSD36
|
$0.34
₴13.13
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
RSD713
|
$5.50
₴213.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.48
RSD3,306
|
$9.52
₴369.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,973.40
RSD2,816,893
|
$23,116.98
₴897,931.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
RSD1,028
|
$3.81
₴147.89
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.25
RSD2,847
|
$5.04
₴195.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$804.75
RSD87,278
|
$454.74
₴17,663.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.56
RSD57,866
|
$275.70
₴10,709.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.34
RSD13,485
|
$74.83
₴2,906.54
|
|
pay 8.5% less for childcare
Belgrade
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.79
RSD33,489
|
$312.58
₴12,141.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.61
RSD740,800
|
$5,592.11
₴217,213.73
|
|
pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
RSD252
|
$1.09
₴42.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
RSD218
|
$1.35
₴52.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
RSD414
|
$2.04
₴79.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.87
RSD3,456
|
$26.77
₴1,039.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
RSD707
|
$4.08
₴158.46
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
RSD8,851
|
$65.70
₴2,552.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.64
RSD3,756
|
$33.80
₴1,312.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.50
RSD10,249
|
$78.00
₴3,029.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.63
RSD12,758
|
$93.05
₴3,614.52
|
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