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Belgrade vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 13.3% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 13.7% more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 16.3% less in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 36.1% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 37.5% more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 49.8% more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 21.9% less in Belgrade

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Belgrade are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Expenses including clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Belgrade.

Belgrade vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belgrade instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 13.7% more for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	$12.95 RSD1,311	-28.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	$11.68 RSD1,182	-2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	$2.81 RSD284	+28.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	$2.17 RSD220	+56.6%
Average			+13.7%

Buenos Aires vs. Belgrade - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.3% less for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	$0.87 RSD88	-69.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	$5.46 RSD553	-10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	$5.50 RSD557	-5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	$2.82 RSD286	-14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	$3.51 RSD355	-10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	$0.70 RSD71	-38.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	$0.89 RSD91	-6.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ARS819.15	$0.84 RSD85	+48.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	$1.09 RSD111	-3.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ARS952.66	$0.47 RSD47	-28.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ARS837.26	$0.35 RSD36	-39.0%
Average			-16.3%

Buenos Aires vs. Belgrade - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.1% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	$7.02 RSD711	+62.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	$30,949.00 RSD3,131,973	+23.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	$11.56 RSD1,170	+21.5%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 37.5% more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	$34.99 RSD3,541	+18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	$875.83 RSD88,632	+32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	$591.54 RSD59,863	+27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	$172.28 RSD17,435	+70.6%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 49.8% more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	$457.43 RSD46,291	+24.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	$9,625.72 RSD974,102	+75.1%
Average			+49.8%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	$3.49 RSD353	-8.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	$2.93 RSD297	-28.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	$4.67 RSD473	+26.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	$41.09 RSD4,158	-5.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	$7.97 RSD807	-11.4%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 21.9% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	$100.03 RSD10,122	-11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	$43.05 RSD4,356	-53.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	$110.81 RSD11,213	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	$123.14 RSD12,461	-8.7%
Average			-21.9%

Buenos Aires vs. Belgrade - Cost of clothing

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