Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

compared to

Serbia

Belgrade vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 77.0% more expensive than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 27.4% more in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 87.5% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 64.8% more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.9% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Belgrade

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Belgrade are more expensive than in Dushanbe. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Belgrade.

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Belgrade vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.99	$13.25 RSD1,385	+171.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.99	$13.35 RSD1,395	+146.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.57	$2.79 RSD292	+362.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.25	$2.31 RSD241	+555.6%
Average			+202.5%

Dushanbe vs. Belgrade - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.4% more for groceries

	Dushanbe	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 TJS5.69	$1.15 RSD120	+86.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.99	$5.65 RSD590	+2.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 TJS37.85	$5.41 RSD565	+31.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.68	$2.75 RSD287	+52.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 TJS18.07	$3.08 RSD322	+57.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TJS7.86	$0.74 RSD77	-13.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 TJS11.87	$0.83 RSD86	-35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.11	$0.85 RSD88	-29.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.22	$1.39 RSD145	+145.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TJS2.56	$0.41 RSD43	+48.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TJS1.74	$0.32 RSD33	+67.5%
Average			+27.4%

Dushanbe vs. Belgrade - Cost of groceries

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pay 87.5% more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.37	$7.16 RSD748	+63.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.95	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$30,517.27 RSD3M	+87.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.99	$11.06 RSD1,156	+200.3%
Average			+87.5%

Dushanbe vs. Belgrade - Cost of transportation

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pay 64.8% more for housing

	Dushanbe	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.54	$35.64 RSD3,725	+107.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$628.00 TJS5,795.70	$821.08 RSD85,814	+30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.75 TJS3,255.46	$553.04 RSD57,801	+56.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.70 TJS477.10	$166.93 RSD17,446	+222.9%
Average			+64.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Dushanbe	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS769.87	$425.54 RSD44,475	+410.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,416.23	$11,215.66 RSD1M	+97.5%
Average			+217.4%

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pay 56.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS11.00	$3.72 RSD389	+212.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 TJS16.50	$3.12 RSD326	+74.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.79 TJS34.99	$4.67 RSD488	+23.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.50 TJS419.93	$41.23 RSD4,309	-9.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 TJS49.99	$8.58 RSD897	+58.4%
Average			+56.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Dushanbe	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.38 TJS224.96	$110.61 RSD11,560	+353.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.65 TJS485.92	$46.78 RSD4,889	-11.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.64 TJS716.55	$117.03 RSD12,231	+50.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS519.91	$154.95 RSD16,194	+175.0%
Average			+102.2%

Dushanbe vs. Belgrade - Cost of clothing

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