Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 8.8% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 0.8% more for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.56
|
$10.22
RSD1,112
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$9.29
RSD1,011
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.64
|
$2.36
RSD257
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.78
|
$1.60
RSD174
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
$0.81
RSD89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.25
|
$5.04
RSD548
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.62
|
$5.13
RSD558
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
$2.75
RSD299
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.94
|
$3.27
RSD356
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.50
|
$0.52
RSD56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.55
|
$0.76
RSD82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.31
|
$0.80
RSD87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.17
|
$1.04
RSD113
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.10
|
$0.52
RSD57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.06
|
$0.47
RSD51
|
|
pay 26.2% more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON27.17
|
$6.86
RSD746
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.90
|
$20.45
RSD2,224
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
$28,545.65
RSD3,104,311
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.30
|
$9.65
RSD1,049
|
|
pay 68.5% more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
$26.07
RSD2,835
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
$819.25
RSD89,093
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
$492.43
RSD53,551
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
$132.43
RSD14,402
|
|
pay 29.4% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
$331.95
RSD36,100
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
$7,304.25
RSD794,330
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.16
|
$2.79
RSD303
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.54
|
$2.42
RSD264
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
$3.90
RSD424
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON232.79
|
$36.23
RSD3,939
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$6.97
RSD758
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
$92.82
RSD10,094
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
$39.07
RSD4,249
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
$102.47
RSD11,143
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON464.69
|
$124.50
RSD13,539
|
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