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Serbia vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 22.0% cheaper than Belgrade.

Restaurants: pay 28.3% less in Serbia
Groceries: pay 9.1% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 15.2% less in Serbia
Housing: pay 38.3% less in Serbia
Childcare: pay 36.2% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.6% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 3.4% less in Serbia

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Serbia instead of Belgrade, you would:

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pay 28.3% less for restaurants

	Belgrade	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.95 RSD1,295	$8.22 RSD822	-36.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 RSD1,168	$9.48 RSD948	-18.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 RSD281	$2.10 RSD210	-25.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 RSD217	$1.47 RSD147	-32.3%
Average			-28.3%

Belgrade vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.1% less for groceries

	Belgrade	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 RSD87	$0.74 RSD74	-15.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.46 RSD546	$4.66 RSD466	-14.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 RSD550	$5.09 RSD509	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.82 RSD282	$2.41 RSD241	-14.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.51 RSD351	$3.02 RSD302	-14.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 RSD70	$0.56 RSD56	-20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 RSD89	$0.83 RSD83	-6.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 RSD84	$0.75 RSD75	-11.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 RSD109	$0.98 RSD98	-10.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 RSD47	$0.45 RSD45	-3.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 RSD35	$0.42 RSD42	+17.9%
Average			-9.1%

Belgrade vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.2% less for transportation

	Belgrade	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.02 RSD702	$6.88 RSD688	-2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.31 RSD3,031
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,949.00 RSD3,095,024	$30,955.44 RSD3,095,668
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.56 RSD1,156	$8.27 RSD827	-28.4%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 38.3% less for housing

	Belgrade	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.99 RSD3,499	$26.24 RSD2,625	-25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$875.83 RSD87,586	$412.90 RSD41,292	-52.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$591.54 RSD59,157	$302.98 RSD30,299	-48.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$172.28 RSD17,229	$126.67 RSD12,668	-26.5%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 36.2% less for childcare

	Belgrade	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$457.43 RSD45,745	$270.33 RSD27,034	-40.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,625.72 RSD962,610	$6,594.36 RSD659,463	-31.5%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Belgrade	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 RSD349	$2.49 RSD249	-28.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.93 RSD293	$2.03 RSD203	-30.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.67 RSD467	$4.41 RSD441	-5.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.09 RSD4,109	$32.25 RSD3,225	-21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.97 RSD797	$5.47 RSD547	-31.4%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 3.4% less for clothing

	Belgrade	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.03 RSD10,003	$78.65 RSD7,865	-21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.05 RSD4,305	$49.57 RSD4,957	+15.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.81 RSD11,081	$107.57 RSD10,758	-2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.14 RSD12,314	$117.74 RSD11,775	-4.4%
Average			-3.4%

Belgrade vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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