Cost of living comparison

Kenya

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Serbia

Belgrade vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 68.4% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 19.3% more in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 21.4% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 24.8% more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Belgrade

The cost of restaurants, clothing, housing, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Belgrade are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, restaurants, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Belgrade.

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Belgrade vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.16 KES800.43	$13.25 RSD1,399	+115.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 KES850.46	$13.35 RSD1,410	+104.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 KES83.62	$2.79 RSD295	+333.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 KES76.71	$2.31 RSD244	+291.1%
Average			+140.5%

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pay 19.3% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES71.30	$1.15 RSD121	+109.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 KES691.76	$5.65 RSD596	+6.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.32 KES430.82	$5.41 RSD571	+63.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 KES224.35	$2.75 RSD290	+59.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 KES376.50	$3.08 RSD326	+6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 KES197.76	$0.74 RSD78	-51.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.17	$0.83 RSD87	+69.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 KES118.28	$0.85 RSD89	-7.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 KES66.06	$1.39 RSD147	+173.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES64.02	$0.41 RSD43	-16.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$0.32 RSD33	-35.2%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 21.4% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.96 KES775.00	$7.16 RSD756	+20.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.20 KES6,003.23	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,558.36 KES3M	$30,517.27 RSD3M	+41.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.86 KES1,800.97	$11.06 RSD1,168	-20.2%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.94 KES4,540.91	$35.64 RSD3,763	+2.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.43 KES57,884.12	$821.08 RSD86,694	+84.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$216.55 KES28,140.16	$553.04 RSD58,394	+155.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.75 KES5,555.61	$166.93 RSD17,625	+290.5%
Average			+128.2%

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pay 24.8% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.58 KES32,303.11	$425.54 RSD44,931	+71.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,318.78 KES2M	$11,215.66 RSD1M	-9.0%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES300.16	$3.72 RSD393	+61.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.64 KES343.52	$3.12 RSD329	+18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.54 KES460.25	$4.67 RSD493	+31.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.37 KES6,545.19	$41.23 RSD4,354	-18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.70 KES1,000.54	$8.58 RSD906	+11.5%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.10 KES3,651.97	$110.61 RSD11,679	+293.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.04 KES3,774.21	$46.78 RSD4,940	+61.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.92 KES9,086.71	$117.03 RSD12,357	+67.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.58 KES7,612.76	$154.95 RSD16,360	+164.5%
Average			+130.2%

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