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Republic of the Congo

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Serbia

Belgrade vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 70.9% more expensive than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 64.1% more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 14.7% less in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 20.4% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 2.2% less in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.0% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 45.1% more in Belgrade

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Belgrade are more expensive than in Brazzaville. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Belgrade. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Belgrade.

Belgrade vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.1% more for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.68 FCFA6,569	$12.95 RSD1,304	+10.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 FCFA2,866	$11.68 RSD1,176	+129.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 FCFA887	$2.81 RSD283	+78.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 FCFA887	$2.17 RSD219	+37.9%
Average			+64.1%

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pay 14.7% less for groceries

	Brazzaville	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$4.99 FCFA2,804	$0.87 RSD88	-82.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.38 FCFA1,901	$5.46 RSD550	+61.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.76 FCFA4,928	$5.50 RSD554	-37.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,653	$2.82 RSD284	-3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.16 FCFA1,214	$3.51 RSD354	+62.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA625	$0.70 RSD71	-36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 FCFA454	$0.89 RSD90	+10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 FCFA931	$0.84 RSD85	-49.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA653	$1.09 RSD110	-5.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA472	$0.47 RSD47	-44.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 FCFA319	$0.35 RSD36	-37.7%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 20.4% more for transportation

	Brazzaville	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 FCFA2,668	$7.02 RSD707	+48.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.44 FCFA13,183	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,343.54 FCFA17M	$30,949.00 RSD3M	+5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.74 FCFA6,041	$11.56 RSD1,164	+7.6%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 2.2% less for housing

	Brazzaville	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.51 FCFA25,034	$34.99 RSD3,523	-21.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$551.55 FCFA310K	$875.83 RSD88,179	+58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.04 FCFA262K	$591.54 RSD59,557	+27.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$646.27 FCFA363K	$172.28 RSD17,346	-73.3%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Brazzaville	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$53.41 FCFA30,041	$457.43 RSD46,055	+756.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,800.00 FCFA5M	$9,625.72 RSD969K	+9.4%
Average			+382.9%

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pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.81 FCFA3,265	$3.49 RSD351	-39.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.05 FCFA2,278	$2.93 RSD295	-27.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 FCFA1,828	$4.67 RSD470	+43.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.51 FCFA25,034	$41.09 RSD4,137	-7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 FCFA3,285	$7.97 RSD803	+36.5%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 45.1% more for clothing

	Brazzaville	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.50 FCFA32,338	$100.03 RSD10,071	+74.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 FCFA33,745	$43.05 RSD4,334	-28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.00 FCFA56,241	$110.81 RSD11,156	+10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00 FCFA30,932	$123.14 RSD12,398	+123.9%
Average			+45.1%

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