Cost of living comparison

Maldives

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Serbia

Belgrade vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 60.2% more expensive than Male.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 20.3% less in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 19.5% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 1.4% more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.0% less in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 67.3% more in Belgrade

The cost of restaurants, childcare, clothing, transportation, and housing in Belgrade are more expensive than in Male. Expenses including entertainment and sports and groceries are lower in Belgrade. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Belgrade.

Belgrade vs. Male Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Male	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MVR85.89	$12.95 RSD1,314	+133.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.80 MVR151.57	$11.68 RSD1,185	+19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 MVR22.37	$2.81 RSD285	+94.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 MVR4.72	$2.17 RSD220	+612.6%
Average			+214.8%

Male vs. Belgrade - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.3% less for groceries

	Male	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 MVR24.59	$0.87 RSD88	-45.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 MVR70.73	$5.46 RSD554	+19.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 MVR107.42	$5.50 RSD558	-20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 MVR27.28	$2.82 RSD287	+60.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 MVR43.54	$3.51 RSD356	+24.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.84 MVR28.42	$0.70 RSD71	-61.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.73 MVR26.74	$0.89 RSD91	-48.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96 MVR30.36	$0.84 RSD85	-57.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 MVR22.92	$1.09 RSD111	-26.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 MVR10.82	$0.47 RSD48	-32.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MVR8.48	$0.35 RSD36	-35.6%
Average			-20.3%

Male vs. Belgrade - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.5% more for transportation

	Male	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.54 MVR54.74	$7.02 RSD712	+98.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.91 MVR447.02	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,679.74 MVR505K	$30,949.00 RSD3M	-5.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.65 MVR272.82	$11.56 RSD1,172	-34.5%
Average			+19.5%

Male vs. Belgrade - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.4% more for housing

	Male	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.15 MVR1,254.65	$34.99 RSD3,549	-56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$965.87 MVR14,932.32	$875.83 RSD88,841	-9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.10 MVR10,483.50	$591.54 RSD60,004	-12.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.30 MVR1,442.38	$172.28 RSD17,476	+84.7%
Average			+1.4%

Male vs. Belgrade - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Male	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$165.36 MVR2,556.46	$457.43 RSD46,401	+176.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,587.42 MVR55,461.49	$9,625.72 RSD976K	+168.3%
Average			+172.4%

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pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.74 MVR73.26	$3.49 RSD354	-26.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 MVR51.15	$2.93 RSD297	-11.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.07 MVR202.09	$4.67 RSD474	-64.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.61 MVR1,246.23	$41.09 RSD4,168	-49.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.80 MVR151.57	$7.97 RSD809	-18.7%
Average			-34.0%

Male vs. Belgrade - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 67.3% more for clothing

	Male	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.03 MVR665.22	$100.03 RSD10,146	+132.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.86 MVR879.10	$43.05 RSD4,367	-24.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.20 MVR1,394.43	$110.81 RSD11,240	+22.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$51.74 MVR799.95	$123.14 RSD12,491	+138.0%
Average			+67.3%

Male vs. Belgrade - Cost of clothing

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