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Belgrade vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 28.9% more expensive than Dakar.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 15.6% less in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 18.1% less in Belgrade
Housing: pay 17.9% more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 51.3% more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.6% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 18.9% more in Belgrade

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

Belgrade vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Dakar	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.92 F CFA2,778	$12.95 RSD1,309	+163.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.46 F CFA5,909	$11.68 RSD1,180	+11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 F CFA505	$2.81 RSD284	+214.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 F CFA613	$2.17 RSD220	+100.1%
Average			+122.3%

Dakar vs. Belgrade - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.6% less for groceries

	Dakar	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 F CFA361	$0.87 RSD88	+36.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 F CFA3,636	$5.46 RSD552	-15.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.55 F CFA5,391	$5.50 RSD556	-42.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 F CFA1,586	$2.82 RSD285	+0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 F CFA2,483	$3.51 RSD355	-20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 F CFA718	$0.70 RSD71	-44.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA481	$0.89 RSD90	+5.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 F CFA684	$0.84 RSD85	-30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 F CFA553	$1.09 RSD111	+11.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA392	$0.47 RSD47	-32.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA331	$0.35 RSD36	-39.7%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 18.1% less for transportation

	Dakar	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.70 F CFA3,785	$7.02 RSD710	+4.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.49 F CFA45,451	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	$30,949.00 RSD3M	-16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 F CFA11,363	$11.56 RSD1,168	-42.6%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 17.9% more for housing

	Dakar	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA27,432	$34.99 RSD3,535	-28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.87 F CFA531K	$875.83 RSD88,493	-6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.90 F CFA206K	$591.54 RSD59,769	+62.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.46 F CFA67,453	$172.28 RSD17,407	+44.2%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 51.3% more for childcare

	Dakar	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.31 F CFA152K	$457.43 RSD46,219	+70.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	$9,625.72 RSD973K	+32.1%
Average			+51.3%

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pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Dakar	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 F CFA1,515	$3.49 RSD352	+30.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 F CFA2,526	$2.93 RSD296	-34.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,010	$4.67 RSD472	+161.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.08 F CFA28,280	$41.09 RSD4,152	-18.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,050	$7.97 RSD805	-10.9%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 18.9% more for clothing

	Dakar	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.32 F CFA29,543	$100.03 RSD10,107	+91.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,934	$43.05 RSD4,350	-9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.31 F CFA62,284	$110.81 RSD11,196	+0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.17 F CFA74,068	$123.14 RSD12,442	-6.1%
Average			+18.9%

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