Cost of living comparison

Nepal

compared to

Serbia

Belgrade vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 3.5 times more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 6.8 times more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 80.9% more in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 12.5% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 5.7 times more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.7% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Belgrade

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

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Belgrade vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.8 times more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.76 NPR268.66	$12.95 RSD1,328	+635.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.34 NPR967.16	$11.68 RSD1,197	+84.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 NPR82.66	$2.81 RSD288	+418.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 NPR25.96	$2.17 RSD223	+1176.8%
Average			+578.6%

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pay 80.9% more for groceries

	Kathmandu	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 NPR83.63	$0.87 RSD89	+58.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 NPR685.35	$5.46 RSD560	+21.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 NPR481.26	$5.50 RSD564	+74.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 NPR269.53	$2.82 RSD290	+59.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 NPR213.82	$3.51 RSD360	+150.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 NPR148.45	$0.70 RSD72	-27.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 NPR69.09	$0.89 RSD92	+97.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 NPR82.77	$0.84 RSD86	+55.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 NPR45.84	$1.09 RSD112	+264.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR33.34	$0.47 RSD48	+114.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR44.45	$0.35 RSD36	+21.1%
Average			+80.9%

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pay 12.5% more for transportation

	Kathmandu	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.57 NPR696.80	$7.02 RSD720	+53.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.57 NPR1,611.93	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,715.30 NPR5M	$30,949.00 RSD3M	-2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.39 NPR2,041.78	$11.56 RSD1,185	-13.7%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 5.7 times more for housing

	Kathmandu	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.25 NPR1,257.80	$34.99 RSD3,587	+324.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$179.99 NPR27,443.26	$875.83 RSD89,777	+386.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$93.92 NPR14,320.50	$591.54 RSD60,636	+529.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.92 NPR3,646.60	$172.28 RSD17,660	+620.4%
Average			+465.2%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Kathmandu	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$80.28 NPR12,241.34	$457.43 RSD46,889	+469.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,085.67 NPR470K	$9,625.72 RSD987K	+211.9%
Average			+340.9%

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pay 80.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 NPR397.61	$3.49 RSD357	+33.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 NPR272.04	$2.93 RSD301	+64.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 NPR429.85	$4.67 RSD479	+65.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.82 NPR3,327.19	$41.09 RSD4,212	+88.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.17 NPR483.58	$7.97 RSD817	+151.3%
Average			+80.7%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Kathmandu	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.91 NPR3,492.52	$100.03 RSD10,253	+336.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.63 NPR4,059.68	$43.05 RSD4,413	+61.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.89 NPR8,673.73	$110.81 RSD11,358	+94.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.56 NPR5,574.60	$123.14 RSD12,622	+236.8%
Average			+182.5%

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