Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 28.7% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.31
RSD1,024
|
$4.49
KES571.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.73
RSD850
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
RSD212
|
$0.50
KES63.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
RSD146
|
$0.41
KES52.29
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
Belgrade
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
RSD79
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
RSD490
|
$5.31
KES675.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
RSD618
|
$3.40
KES432.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
RSD280
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
RSD351
|
$2.61
KES331.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$0.92
KES116.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
RSD93
|
$0.37
KES47.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD83
|
$0.71
KES90.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD88
|
$0.39
KES49.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.37
KES46.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RSD37
|
$0.38
KES48.88
|
|
pay 11.9% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
RSD723
|
$4.72
KES599.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.48
RSD3,355
|
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,973.40
RSD2,858,404
|
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
RSD1,043
|
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
|
pay 33.4% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.25
RSD2,889
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$804.75
RSD88,564
|
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.56
RSD58,719
|
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.34
RSD13,684
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
|
pay 23.2% less for childcare
Belgrade
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.79
RSD33,983
|
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.61
RSD751,717
|
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
|
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
RSD256
|
$1.87
KES237.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
RSD221
|
$2.13
KES270.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
RSD420
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.87
RSD3,507
|
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
RSD717
|
$5.99
KES761.37
|
|
pay 58.2% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
RSD8,982
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.64
RSD3,812
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.50
RSD10,400
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.63
RSD12,946
|
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
|
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