Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 30.2% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 33.2% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.81
|
$9.31
RSD1,010
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
$7.73
RSD838
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
$1.92
RSD209
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
$1.32
RSD144
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.82
|
$4.45
RSD483
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.22
|
$5.62
RSD609
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.12
|
$2.55
RSD276
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.05
|
$3.19
RSD346
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
$0.52
RSD56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.84
RSD91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$0.75
RSD82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$0.80
RSD86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
$0.44
RSD47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$0.33
RSD36
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.28
|
$6.57
RSD713
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.39
|
$30.48
RSD3,306
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,165.32
|
$25,973.40
RSD2,816,893
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.67
|
$9.48
RSD1,028
|
|
pay 35.1% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.62
|
$26.25
RSD2,847
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,905.75
|
$804.75
RSD87,278
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,743.27
|
$533.56
RSD57,866
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.73
|
$124.34
RSD13,485
|
|
pay 61.9% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,036.65
|
$308.79
RSD33,489
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,580.25
|
$6,830.61
RSD740,800
|
|
pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.84
|
$2.33
RSD252
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
$2.01
RSD218
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.79
|
$3.82
RSD414
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.00
|
$31.87
RSD3,456
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.68
|
$6.52
RSD707
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.02
|
$81.61
RSD8,851
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.92
|
$34.64
RSD3,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.29
|
$94.50
RSD10,249
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.50
|
$117.63
RSD12,758
|
|
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