Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 46.3% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 79.4% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.41
|
$9.31
RSD1,018
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.44
|
$7.73
RSD845
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
$1.92
RSD211
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$1.32
RSD145
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.26
|
$4.45
RSD487
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.12
|
$5.62
RSD615
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.76
|
$2.55
RSD278
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.37
|
$3.19
RSD349
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$0.52
RSD57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
$0.84
RSD92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.75
RSD83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.24
|
$0.80
RSD87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.33
RSD36
|
|
pay 87.9% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.12
|
$6.57
RSD719
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.82
|
$30.48
RSD3,335
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,391.36
|
$25,973.40
RSD2,841,386
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.37
|
$9.48
RSD1,037
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Minsk
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.47
|
$26.25
RSD2,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,322.19
|
$804.75
RSD88,037
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN867.90
|
$533.56
RSD58,370
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN149.26
|
$124.34
RSD13,602
|
|
pay 15.1% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,520.41
|
$308.79
RSD33,780
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,651.79
|
$6,830.61
RSD747,242
|
|
pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.07
|
$2.33
RSD255
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.80
|
$2.01
RSD220
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
$3.82
RSD418
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.29
|
$31.87
RSD3,486
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.56
|
$6.52
RSD713
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN235.30
|
$81.61
RSD8,928
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.56
|
$34.64
RSD3,789
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN354.17
|
$94.50
RSD10,338
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN372.72
|
$117.63
RSD12,869
|
|
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