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San Salvador vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 6.0% cheaper than Belgrade.

Restaurants: pay 51.0% less in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 52.4% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 31.9% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 0.6% more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 48.9% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 5.8% less in San Salvador

The cost of groceries, transportation, and housing in San Salvador are more expensive than in Belgrade. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in San Salvador.

San Salvador vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Belgrade, you would:

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pay 51.0% less for restaurants

	Belgrade	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.95 RSD1,311	$7.00 SVC61.08	-46.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 RSD1,182	$7.00 SVC61.08	-40.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 RSD284	$1.14 SVC9.90	-59.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 RSD220	$0.91 SVC7.95	-58.1%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 52.4% more for groceries

	Belgrade	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 RSD88	$1.95 SVC17.01	+123.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.46 RSD553	$3.77 SVC32.86	-31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 RSD557	$6.84 SVC59.68	+24.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.82 RSD286	$3.01 SVC26.26	+6.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.51 RSD355	$2.99 SVC26.05	-15.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 RSD71	$1.77 SVC15.46	+151.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 RSD91	$0.76 SVC6.60	-15.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 RSD85	$1.17 SVC10.17	+38.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 RSD111	$1.22 SVC10.61	+11.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 RSD47	$0.97 SVC8.44	+106.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 RSD36	$0.98 SVC8.51	+176.3%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 31.9% more for transportation

	Belgrade	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.02 RSD711	$3.82 SVC33.34	-45.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$15.00 SVC130.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,949.00 RSD3,131,973	$25,500.00 SVC222,494.28	-17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.56 RSD1,170	$29.93 SVC261.12	+158.9%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 0.6% more for housing

	Belgrade	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.99 RSD3,541	$43.33 SVC378.09	+23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$875.83 RSD88,632	$900.00 SVC7,852.74	+2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$591.54 RSD59,863	$758.33 SVC6,616.66	+28.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$172.28 RSD17,435	$82.16 SVC716.84	-52.3%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 48.9% less for childcare

	Belgrade	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$457.43 RSD46,291	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-64.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,625.72 RSD974,102	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-33.3%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Belgrade	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 RSD353	$2.00 SVC17.45	-42.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.93 RSD297	$3.25 SVC28.35	+10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.67 RSD473	$4.00 SVC34.90	-14.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.09 RSD4,158	$30.80 SVC268.74	-25.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.97 RSD807	$5.25 SVC45.81	-34.1%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 5.8% less for clothing

	Belgrade	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.03 RSD10,122	$62.60 SVC546.20	-37.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.05 RSD4,356	$45.83 SVC399.91	+6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.81 RSD11,213	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+18.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.14 RSD12,461	$109.17 SVC952.51	-11.3%
Average			-5.8%

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