Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 5.8% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.22
RSD1,117
|
$9.92
RUB849.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
RSD1,016
|
$4.92
RUB421.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
RSD258
|
$1.10
RUB94.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD174
|
$0.60
RUB51.38
|
|
pay 16.9% less for groceries
Belgrade
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
RSD89
|
$0.63
RUB54.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD550
|
$4.72
RUB404.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
RSD560
|
$3.62
RUB310.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
RSD300
|
$1.74
RUB149.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
RSD358
|
$2.18
RUB187.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$0.64
RUB54.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
RSD83
|
$0.69
RUB58.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD88
|
$0.79
RUB67.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
RSD113
|
$1.56
RUB133.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$0.19
RUB16.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD52
|
$0.20
RUB17.38
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
RSD749
|
$2.31
RUB198.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.45
RSD2,235
|
$29.87
RUB2,558.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,545.65
RSD3,119,782
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,811,258.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.65
RSD1,054
|
$5.69
RUB487.28
|
|
pay 23.2% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.07
RSD2,849
|
$6.03
RUB516.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$819.25
RSD89,537
|
$881.83
RUB75,534.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.43
RSD53,818
|
$532.09
RUB45,577.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
RSD14,474
|
$90.54
RUB7,755.56
|
|
pay 52.0% more for childcare
Belgrade
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.95
RSD36,280
|
$484.25
RUB41,479.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,304.25
RSD798,289
|
$11,553.80
RUB989,662.92
|
|
pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
RSD305
|
$3.28
RUB281.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
RSD265
|
$2.63
RUB225.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
RSD427
|
$2.52
RUB215.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.23
RSD3,959
|
$32.93
RUB2,820.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
RSD762
|
$5.47
RUB468.54
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
Belgrade
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
RSD10,144
|
$98.68
RUB8,453.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.07
RSD4,270
|
$46.53
RUB3,985.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.47
RSD11,199
|
$117.96
RUB10,104.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.50
RSD13,607
|
$114.14
RUB9,777.10
|
|
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