Cost of living comparison
Rome is 83.3% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Rome instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 57.2% more for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.26
RSD760
|
$18.17
€15.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
RSD673
|
$9.69
€8.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
RSD206
|
$2.33
€2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
RSD131
|
$1.36
€1.20
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
RSD56
|
$2.19
€1.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.74
RSD287
|
$8.28
€7.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.75
RSD393
|
$6.87
€6.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
RSD186
|
$4.47
€3.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
RSD243
|
$4.83
€4.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
RSD53
|
$1.08
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RSD59
|
$0.94
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RSD69
|
$1.16
€1.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
RSD64
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
RSD29
|
$0.79
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RSD26
|
$0.80
€0.70
|
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pay 44.1% more for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
RSD612
|
$6.77
€5.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.17
RSD3,473
|
$42.40
€37.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,842.52
RSD2,496,407
|
$27,862.31
€24,432.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
RSD798
|
$16.48
€14.45
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.39
RSD2,659
|
$37.53
€32.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$437.41
RSD45,799
|
$1,159.69
€1,016.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.53
RSD29,164
|
$810.19
€710.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.80
RSD13,800
|
$170.33
€149.36
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$260.06
RSD27,229
|
$568.09
€498.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,391.82
RSD773,953
|
$13,931.15
€12,216.24
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
RSD217
|
$6.06
€5.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
RSD197
|
$1.52
€1.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
RSD380
|
$6.78
€5.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.38
RSD3,181
|
$74.78
€65.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.18
RSD543
|
$10.90
€9.56
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.55
RSD9,481
|
$102.92
€90.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
RSD3,665
|
$39.37
€34.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.12
RSD10,064
|
$100.69
€88.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.08
RSD11,526
|
$163.54
€143.41
|
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