Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Serbia

Belgrade vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 7.0% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 54.9% more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 0.7% less in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 31.7% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 25.3% less in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 52.7% less in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% less in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 14.7% less in Belgrade

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

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Belgrade vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.9% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB966.60	$13.25 RSD1,385	+13.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB579.96	$13.35 RSD1,395	+90.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB133.67	$2.79 RSD292	+72.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB69.07	$2.31 RSD241	+176.2%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 0.7% less for groceries

	Moscow	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB84.09	$1.15 RSD120	+13.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB589.78	$5.65 RSD590	-20.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB381.19	$5.41 RSD565	+17.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB154.04	$2.75 RSD287	+47.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB246.54	$3.08 RSD322	+3.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB77.02	$0.74 RSD77	-20.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.24	$0.83 RSD86	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB74.52	$0.85 RSD88	-6.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB147.60	$1.39 RSD145	-22.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB33.58	$0.41 RSD43	+1.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB26.73	$0.32 RSD33	-2.5%
Average			-0.7%

Moscow vs. Belgrade - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.7% more for transportation

	Moscow	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB273.63	$7.16 RSD748	+116.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$30,517.27 RSD3M	-21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB831.28	$11.06 RSD1,156	+9.9%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 25.3% less for housing

	Moscow	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB816.43	$35.64 RSD3,725	+260.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB120K	$821.08 RSD85,814	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	$553.04 RSD57,801	-31.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	$166.93 RSD17,446	+16.9%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 52.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	$425.54 RSD44,475	-47.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$11,215.66 RSD1M	-57.6%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB386.64	$3.72 RSD389	-20.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB305.66	$3.12 RSD326	-15.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB285.15	$4.67 RSD488	+35.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	$41.23 RSD4,309	-1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB773.28	$8.58 RSD897	-8.3%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 14.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	$110.61 RSD11,560	+2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	$46.78 RSD4,889	-25.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	$117.03 RSD12,231	-19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	$154.95 RSD16,194	-14.0%
Average			-14.7%

Moscow vs. Belgrade - Cost of clothing

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