Cost of living comparison

Zimbabwe

compared to

Serbia

Belgrade vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 52.1% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 98.9% more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 7.5% less in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 7.1% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 13.4% more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.5% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Belgrade

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

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Belgrade vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.9% more for restaurants

	Harare	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$13.25 RSD1,391	+32.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.75 ZWL1,851.50	$13.35 RSD1,401	+132.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 ZWL308.58	$2.79 RSD293	+191.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ZWL151.05	$2.31 RSD242	+392.1%
Average			+98.9%

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pay 7.5% less for groceries

	Harare	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$1.15 RSD121	+15.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73 ZWL1,845.30	$5.65 RSD593	-1.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.73 ZWL1,843.59	$5.41 RSD567	-5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 ZWL622.53	$2.75 RSD288	+42.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 ZWL791.38	$3.08 RSD324	+25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 ZWL439.66	$0.74 RSD78	-45.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 ZWL243.55	$0.83 RSD87	+9.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 ZWL296.54	$0.85 RSD89	-8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZWL226.23	$1.39 RSD146	+97.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ZWL251.62	$0.41 RSD43	-47.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL257.47	$0.32 RSD33	-60.5%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 7.1% more for transportation

	Harare	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.91 ZWL2,223.82	$7.16 RSD751	+3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00 ZWL19,320.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7M	$30,517.27 RSD3M	+38.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$11.06 RSD1,161	-44.7%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Harare	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.99 ZWL22,213.67	$35.64 RSD3,740	-48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.00 ZWL126K	$821.08 RSD86,156	+110.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$316.60 ZWL102K	$553.04 RSD58,031	+74.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 ZWL12,644.39	$166.93 RSD17,516	+325.1%
Average			+102.4%

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pay 13.4% more for childcare

	Harare	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$433.79 ZWL140K	$425.54 RSD44,652	-1.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,555.56 ZWL3M	$11,215.66 RSD1M	+31.1%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 ZWL402.50	$3.72 RSD390	+197.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 ZWL966.00	$3.12 RSD327	+4.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 ZWL644.00	$4.67 RSD490	+133.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.92 ZWL15,429.17	$41.23 RSD4,327	-13.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$8.58 RSD900	-14.2%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Harare	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.22 ZWL7,477.56	$110.61 RSD11,606	+376.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.15 ZWL6,809.04	$46.78 RSD4,909	+121.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$38.68 ZWL12,453.92	$117.03 RSD12,280	+202.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.37 ZWL12,998.47	$154.95 RSD16,259	+283.8%
Average			+232.6%

Harare vs. Belgrade - Cost of clothing

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