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Belgrade vs. Bern Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 53.2% cheaper than Bern.

Restaurants: pay 48.8% less in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 56.2% less in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 41.2% less in Belgrade
Housing: pay 47.7% less in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 81.5% less in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.3% less in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 37.7% less in Belgrade

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

Belgrade vs. Bern Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.8% less for restaurants

	Bern	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.22 CHF22.67	$12.95 RSD1,290	-55.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.77 CHF14.56	$11.68 RSD1,163	-37.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.16 CHF4.00	$2.81 RSD280	-45.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.93 CHF3.82	$2.17 RSD217	-55.9%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 56.2% less for groceries

	Bern	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$3.73 CHF2.89	$0.87 RSD87	-76.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.58 CHF11.31	$5.46 RSD544	-62.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.60 CHF6.67	$5.50 RSD548	-36.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.49 CHF5.81	$2.82 RSD281	-62.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$15.45 CHF11.98	$3.51 RSD350	-77.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 CHF1.34	$0.70 RSD70	-59.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.80	$0.89 RSD89	-13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CHF1.12	$0.84 RSD84	-41.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.39 CHF2.63	$1.09 RSD109	-67.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 CHF0.81	$0.47 RSD47	-54.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 CHF0.81	$0.35 RSD35	-66.4%
Average			-56.2%

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pay 41.2% less for transportation

	Bern	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.42 CHF6.53	$7.02 RSD700	-16.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.10 CHF77.64	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,041.86 CHF31,832.97	$30,949.00 RSD3M	-24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$65.19 CHF50.56	$11.56 RSD1,151	-82.3%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 47.7% less for housing

	Bern	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.82 CHF49.50	$34.99 RSD3,486	-45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,948.71 CHF1,511.46	$875.83 RSD87,247	-55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,636.67 CHF1,269.44	$591.54 RSD58,928	-63.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$234.53 CHF181.91	$172.28 RSD17,162	-26.5%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 81.5% less for childcare

	Bern	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,420.16 CHF2,652.75	$457.43 RSD45,568	-86.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,875.03 CHF31,703.57	$9,625.72 RSD959K	-76.5%
Average			-81.5%

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pay 59.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bern	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.38 CHF7.28	$3.49 RSD347	-62.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.19 CHF4.80	$2.93 RSD292	-52.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.76 CHF9.12	$4.67 RSD465	-60.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.65 CHF63.33	$41.09 RSD4,093	-49.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$27.53 CHF21.35	$7.97 RSD794	-71.0%
Average			-59.3%

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pay 37.7% less for clothing

	Bern	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$155.91 CHF120.93	$100.03 RSD9,964	-35.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.91 CHF55.00	$43.05 RSD4,288	-39.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.05 CHF129.56	$110.81 RSD11,038	-33.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$212.36 CHF164.71	$123.14 RSD12,267	-42.0%
Average			-37.7%

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