Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 17.2% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Italy, you would:
pay 15.7% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Belgrade
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$9.31
RSD1,024
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
$7.73
RSD850
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$1.92
RSD212
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.32
RSD146
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Belgrade
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.71
RSD79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$4.45
RSD490
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$5.62
RSD618
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$2.55
RSD280
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$3.19
RSD351
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$0.52
RSD57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.84
RSD93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.75
RSD83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$0.80
RSD88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.33
RSD37
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$6.57
RSD723
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.02
|
$30.48
RSD3,355
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
$25,973.40
RSD2,858,404
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.50
|
$9.48
RSD1,043
|
|
pay 2.2% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
$26.25
RSD2,889
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.55
|
$804.75
RSD88,564
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.62
|
$533.56
RSD58,719
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
$124.34
RSD13,684
|
|
pay 30.8% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.93
|
$308.79
RSD33,983
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
$6,830.61
RSD751,717
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$2.33
RSD256
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$2.01
RSD221
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$3.82
RSD420
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.59
|
$31.87
RSD3,507
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.75
|
$6.52
RSD717
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
$81.61
RSD8,982
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
$34.64
RSD3,812
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
$94.50
RSD10,400
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.75
|
$117.63
RSD12,946
|
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