Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 4.7% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$10.22
RSD1,112
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
$9.29
RSD1,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$2.36
RSD257
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.60
RSD174
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.81
RSD89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
€5.72
|
$5.04
RSD548
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
€5.96
|
$5.13
RSD558
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
€3.11
|
$2.75
RSD299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$3.27
RSD356
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$0.52
RSD56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.76
RSD82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.80
RSD87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$1.04
RSD113
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.52
RSD57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.47
RSD51
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$6.86
RSD746
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
$20.45
RSD2,224
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,020.53
€25,068.30
|
$28,545.65
RSD3,104,311
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$9.65
RSD1,049
|
|
pay 5.1% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.51
€27.38
|
$26.07
RSD2,835
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.76
€637.14
|
$819.25
RSD89,093
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$565.47
€524.62
|
$492.43
RSD53,551
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.79
€144.54
|
$132.43
RSD14,402
|
|
pay 8.6% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$401.79
€372.76
|
$331.95
RSD36,100
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,295.41
€6,768.32
|
$7,304.25
RSD794,330
|
|
pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$2.79
RSD303
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.45
|
$2.42
RSD264
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$3.90
RSD424
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.52
€60.79
|
$36.23
RSD3,939
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$6.97
RSD758
|
|
pay 23.4% more for clothing
Nicosia
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.82
€73.12
|
$92.82
RSD10,094
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.68
€29.39
|
$39.07
RSD4,249
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.03
€77.03
|
$102.47
RSD11,143
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.57
€89.59
|
$124.50
RSD13,539
|
|
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