Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 73.6% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
₴323.88
|
$9.31
RSD1,020
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₴164.64
|
$7.73
RSD846
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₴24.72
|
$1.92
RSD211
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.61
|
$1.32
RSD145
|
|
pay 36.1% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₴28.71
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
₴158.94
|
$4.45
RSD488
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
₴154.89
|
$5.62
RSD616
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
₴80.09
|
$2.55
RSD279
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
₴69.96
|
$3.19
RSD350
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.84
|
$0.52
RSD57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
₴24.55
|
$0.84
RSD92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₴26.98
|
$0.75
RSD83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
₴40.01
|
$0.80
RSD87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.64
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
₴13.42
|
$0.33
RSD36
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
₴218.44
|
$6.57
RSD720
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
₴377.86
|
$30.48
RSD3,340
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
₴917,650.04
|
$25,973.40
RSD2,845,594
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
₴151.14
|
$9.48
RSD1,038
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
₴199.94
|
$26.25
RSD2,876
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
₴18,051.35
|
$804.75
RSD88,167
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
₴10,944.33
|
$533.56
RSD58,456
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
₴2,970.37
|
$124.34
RSD13,622
|
|
pay 10.5% more for childcare
Kiev
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
₴12,407.98
|
$308.79
RSD33,830
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
₴221,983.82
|
$6,830.61
RSD748,348
|
|
pay 65.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
₴43.18
|
$2.33
RSD255
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
₴53.57
|
$2.01
RSD220
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₴80.97
|
$3.82
RSD418
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
₴1,062.65
|
$31.87
RSD3,491
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
₴161.94
|
$6.52
RSD714
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
₴2,608.08
|
$81.61
RSD8,941
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
₴1,341.74
|
$34.64
RSD3,795
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
₴3,096.42
|
$94.50
RSD10,354
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
₴3,693.90
|
$117.63
RSD12,888
|
|
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