Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 1.8% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 17.3% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
$10.22
RSD1,112
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
$9.29
RSD1,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
$2.36
RSD257
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
$1.60
RSD174
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
$0.81
RSD89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
$5.04
RSD548
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
$5.13
RSD558
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
$2.75
RSD299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
$3.27
RSD356
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
$0.52
RSD56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
$0.76
RSD82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
$0.80
RSD87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
$1.04
RSD113
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
$0.52
RSD57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
$0.47
RSD51
|
|
pay 14.1% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
$6.86
RSD746
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
$20.45
RSD2,224
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
$28,545.65
RSD3,104,311
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
$9.65
RSD1,049
|
|
pay 19.8% more for housing
Budapest
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
$26.07
RSD2,835
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
$819.25
RSD89,093
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
$492.43
RSD53,551
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
$132.43
RSD14,402
|
|
pay 28.0% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
$331.95
RSD36,100
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
$7,304.25
RSD794,330
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
$2.79
RSD303
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
$2.42
RSD264
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
$3.90
RSD424
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
$36.23
RSD3,939
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
$6.97
RSD758
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
$92.82
RSD10,094
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
$39.07
RSD4,249
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
$102.47
RSD11,143
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
$124.50
RSD13,539
|
|
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