Cost of living comparison
London is 2.8 times more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in London instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 42.8% more for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,216
|
$25.83
£20.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,014
|
$10.33
£8.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD257
|
$2.46
£1.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD174
|
$1.85
£1.45
|
|
pay 69.0% more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD97
|
$2.07
£1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD558
|
$5.65
£4.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD551
|
$6.31
£4.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD294
|
$4.45
£3.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD346
|
$4.26
£3.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD58
|
$1.56
£1.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD89
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD81
|
$1.44
£1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD117
|
$1.79
£1.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD52
|
$0.69
£0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$0.70
£0.55
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD760
|
$7.39
£5.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,230
|
$258.31
£202.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,109,675
|
$36,531.14
£28,663.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,052
|
$35.26
£27.66
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Belgrade
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,056
|
$41.63
£32.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD92,993
|
$2,834.46
£2,223.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD57,371
|
$2,063.73
£1,619.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,435
|
$263.90
£207.06
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD40,985
|
$2,333.60
£1,830.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD857,182
|
$27,892.30
£21,884.89
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD334
|
$8.27
£6.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD271
|
$4.80
£3.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD456
|
$19.76
£15.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,042
|
$65.66
£51.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD811
|
$16.14
£12.67
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,810
|
$96.94
£76.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,276
|
$50.55
£39.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD11,848
|
$114.87
£90.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD13,921
|
$135.36
£106.21
|
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