Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 13.5% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 45.9% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,216
|
$9.19
RUB923.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,014
|
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD257
|
$1.07
RUB107.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD174
|
$0.49
RUB48.75
|
|
pay 20.7% less for groceries
Belgrade
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD97
|
$0.62
RUB62.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD558
|
$4.41
RUB442.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD551
|
$3.57
RUB358.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD294
|
$1.52
RUB152.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD346
|
$1.99
RUB199.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD58
|
$0.68
RUB68.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD89
|
$0.67
RUB67.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD81
|
$0.72
RUB71.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD117
|
$1.12
RUB112.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD52
|
$0.25
RUB25.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$0.21
RUB21.02
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD760
|
$2.22
RUB222.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,230
|
$28.58
RUB2,871.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,109,675
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,076,750.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,052
|
$5.82
RUB584.58
|
|
pay 22.0% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,056
|
$6.38
RUB640.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD92,993
|
$960.52
RUB96,508.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD57,371
|
$583.26
RUB58,603.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,435
|
$86.66
RUB8,707.17
|
|
pay 30.1% more for childcare
Belgrade
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD40,985
|
$466.53
RUB46,875.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD857,182
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,046,305.24
|
|
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD334
|
$3.06
RUB307.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD271
|
$2.52
RUB253.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD456
|
$2.45
RUB246.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,042
|
$32.34
RUB3,249.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD811
|
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,810
|
$81.16
RUB8,154.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,276
|
$42.31
RUB4,250.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD11,848
|
$108.95
RUB10,947.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD13,921
|
$101.97
RUB10,245.50
|
|
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