Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

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Serbia

Belgrade vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 40.3% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 70.1% more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 23.2% more in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 14.2% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 64.1% more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 12.2% less in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.0% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 28.8% more in Belgrade

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Belgrade are more expensive than in Kiev.

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Belgrade vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.1% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH500.55	$13.25 RSD1,385	+18.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH350.38	$13.35 RSD1,395	+71.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH35.91	$2.79 RSD292	+249.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.60	$2.31 RSD241	+305.0%
Average			+70.1%

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pay 23.2% more for groceries

	Kiev	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.33	$1.15 RSD120	+31.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.15	$5.65 RSD590	+10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.38	$5.41 RSD565	+7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH90.80	$2.75 RSD287	+35.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.20	$3.08 RSD322	+28.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.86	$0.74 RSD77	+33.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH31.93	$0.83 RSD86	+16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH37.91	$0.85 RSD88	+0.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH56.96	$1.39 RSD145	+9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.73	$0.41 RSD43	+44.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.54	$0.32 RSD33	+48.6%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 14.2% more for transportation

	Kiev	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH300.55	$7.16 RSD748	+7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH500.55	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$30,517.27 RSD3M	+3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.28	$11.06 RSD1,156	+90.9%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 64.1% more for housing

	Kiev	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.04	$35.64 RSD3,725	+439.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,431.03	$821.08 RSD85,814	+29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,439.93	$553.04 RSD57,801	+60.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,439.65	$166.93 RSD17,446	+118.0%
Average			+64.1%

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pay 12.2% less for childcare

	Kiev	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,464.59	$425.54 RSD44,475	+3.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH677K	$11,215.66 RSD1M	-25.5%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 64.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.07	$3.72 RSD389	+178.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.44	$3.12 RSD326	+83.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.17	$4.67 RSD488	+35.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,635.74	$41.23 RSD4,309	+13.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.27	$8.58 RSD897	+54.0%
Average			+64.0%

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pay 28.8% more for clothing

	Kiev	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,335.45	$110.61 RSD11,560	+49.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,785.28	$46.78 RSD4,889	+17.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,324.72	$117.03 RSD12,231	+21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,390.50	$154.95 RSD16,194	+29.1%
Average			+28.8%

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