Cost of living comparison
Washington is 2.5 times more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Washington instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 58.2% more for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.31
RSD1,024
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.73
RSD850
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
RSD212
|
$2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
RSD146
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
RSD79
|
$3.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
RSD490
|
$6.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
RSD618
|
$3.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
RSD280
|
$4.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
RSD351
|
$5.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$2.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
RSD93
|
$0.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD83
|
$2.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD88
|
$2.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$1.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RSD37
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 61.1% more for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
RSD723
|
$3.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.48
RSD3,354
|
$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,973.40
RSD2,857,463
|
$24,190.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
RSD1,042
|
$15.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.25
RSD2,888
|
$55.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$804.75
RSD88,535
|
$2,358.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.56
RSD58,700
|
$1,908.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.34
RSD13,679
|
$127.27
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.79
RSD33,972
|
$2,135.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.61
RSD751,470
|
$23,775.60
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
RSD256
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
RSD221
|
$4.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
RSD420
|
$11.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.87
RSD3,506
|
$93.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
RSD717
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
RSD8,979
|
$58.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.64
RSD3,811
|
$34.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.50
RSD10,397
|
$97.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.63
RSD12,941
|
$164.61
|
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