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Botswana

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Serbia

Belgrade vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 79.8% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 99.2% more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 12.3% more in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 27.1% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.1% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Belgrade

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

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Belgrade vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.2% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP149.36	$13.25 RSD1,391	+22.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.66	$13.35 RSD1,401	+130.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.96	$2.79 RSD293	+285.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.73	$2.31 RSD242	+455.0%
Average			+99.2%

Gaborone vs. Belgrade - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.3% more for groceries

	Gaborone	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.06	$1.15 RSD121	+31.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.56	$5.65 RSD593	+78.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.37	$5.41 RSD567	-1.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP33.94	$2.75 RSD288	+11.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP28.98	$3.08 RSD324	+46.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.34	$0.74 RSD78	-1.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.78	$0.83 RSD87	+29.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.42	$0.85 RSD89	-6.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.18	$1.39 RSD146	+87.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP8.00	$0.41 RSD43	-29.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.28	$0.32 RSD33	-40.3%
Average			+12.3%

Gaborone vs. Belgrade - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.1% more for transportation

	Gaborone	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP70.95	$7.16 RSD751	+38.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP408.26	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP274K	$30,517.27 RSD3M	+53.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP287.28	$11.06 RSD1,161	-47.0%
Average			+27.1%

Gaborone vs. Belgrade - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Gaborone	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP579.53	$35.64 RSD3,740	-15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,905.78	$821.08 RSD86,156	+130.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,047.03	$553.04 RSD58,031	+149.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP628.21	$166.93 RSD17,516	+265.8%
Average			+142.6%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Gaborone	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,750.05	$425.54 RSD44,652	+234.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,415.98	$11,215.66 RSD1M	+348.6%
Average			+287.5%

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pay 41.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.38	$3.72 RSD390	+87.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP31.94	$3.12 RSD327	+34.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.79	$4.67 RSD490	+29.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP462.32	$41.23 RSD4,327	+22.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.64	$8.58 RSD900	+39.6%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Gaborone	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP654.36	$110.61 RSD11,606	+132.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP230.52	$46.78 RSD4,909	+179.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP995.76	$117.03 RSD12,280	+61.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,078.74	$154.95 RSD16,259	+97.7%
Average			+113.6%

Gaborone vs. Belgrade - Cost of clothing

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