Cost of living comparison

South Africa

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Serbia

Belgrade vs. Cape Town Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 5.8% more expensive than Cape Town.

Restaurants: pay 62.3% more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 7.8% less in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 1.7% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 9.0% less in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 63.3% more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 42.6% more in Belgrade

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

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Belgrade vs. Cape Town Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belgrade instead of Cape Town, you would:

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pay 62.3% more for restaurants

	Cape Town	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.02 ZAR199.18	$13.25 RSD1,391	+10.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 ZAR99.59	$13.35 RSD1,401	+122.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 ZAR21.55	$2.79 RSD293	+114.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 ZAR16.45	$2.31 RSD242	+132.5%
Average			+62.3%

Cape Town vs. Belgrade - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.8% less for groceries

	Cape Town	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 ZAR20.44	$1.15 RSD121	-6.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.39 ZAR72.76	$5.65 RSD593	+28.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.99 ZAR82.76	$5.41 RSD567	+8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.14 ZAR52.04	$2.75 RSD288	-12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.07 ZAR50.89	$3.08 RSD324	+0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 ZAR14.06	$0.74 RSD78	-12.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 ZAR14.42	$0.83 RSD87	-5.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 ZAR12.78	$0.85 RSD89	+9.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ZAR15.78	$1.39 RSD146	+45.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR11.57	$0.41 RSD43	-41.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR11.35	$0.32 RSD33	-53.9%
Average			-7.8%

Cape Town vs. Belgrade - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.7% more for transportation

	Cape Town	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.86 ZAR97.08	$7.16 RSD751	+22.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.09 ZAR995.89	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR587K	$30,517.27 RSD3M	-13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.62 ZAR209.14	$11.06 RSD1,161	-12.3%
Average			+1.7%

Cape Town vs. Belgrade - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.0% less for housing

	Cape Town	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.98 ZAR662.57	$35.64 RSD3,740	-10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,017.49 ZAR16,863.66	$821.08 RSD86,156	-19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$706.64 ZAR11,711.61	$553.04 RSD58,031	-21.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.53 ZAR1,467.33	$166.93 RSD17,516	+88.5%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 63.3% more for childcare

	Cape Town	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.39 ZAR4,348.70	$425.54 RSD44,652	+62.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,820.14 ZAR113K	$11,215.66 RSD1M	+64.4%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cape Town	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 ZAR49.79	$3.72 RSD390	+23.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 ZAR40.23	$3.12 RSD327	+28.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.61 ZAR59.75	$4.67 RSD490	+29.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.37 ZAR818.20	$41.23 RSD4,327	-16.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.01 ZAR149.38	$8.58 RSD900	-4.8%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 42.6% more for clothing

	Cape Town	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.49 ZAR919.73	$110.61 RSD11,606	+99.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.30 ZAR535.29	$46.78 RSD4,909	+44.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.84 ZAR1,986.24	$117.03 RSD12,280	-2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.58 ZAR1,749.91	$154.95 RSD16,259	+46.8%
Average			+42.6%

Cape Town vs. Belgrade - Cost of clothing

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