Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 44.3% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR147.69
|
$10.22
RSD1,101
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR78.77
|
$9.29
RSD1,001
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.48
|
$2.36
RSD254
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.64
|
$1.60
RSD172
|
|
pay 18.3% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR17.90
|
$0.81
RSD88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR64.59
|
$5.04
RSD543
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR81.22
|
$5.13
RSD552
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR41.18
|
$2.75
RSD296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.56
|
$3.27
RSD353
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.24
|
$0.52
RSD56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.83
|
$0.76
RSD82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.99
|
$0.80
RSD86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.46
|
$1.04
RSD112
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.40
|
$0.52
RSD56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.07
|
$0.47
RSD51
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR87.49
|
$6.86
RSD739
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,132.32
|
$20.45
RSD2,203
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR336,103.12
|
$28,545.65
RSD3,075,280
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR203.33
|
$9.65
RSD1,039
|
|
pay 42.9% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR732.33
|
$26.07
RSD2,809
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,384.72
|
$819.25
RSD88,259
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,330.59
|
$492.43
RSD53,050
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,441.76
|
$132.43
RSD14,267
|
|
pay 76.2% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,870.35
|
$331.95
RSD35,762
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR66,844.00
|
$7,304.25
RSD786,901
|
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR40.37
|
$2.79
RSD300
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR33.07
|
$2.42
RSD261
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR49.23
|
$3.90
RSD421
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR590.21
|
$36.23
RSD3,903
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR125.54
|
$6.97
RSD751
|
|
pay 40.4% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR858.83
|
$92.82
RSD9,999
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR617.29
|
$39.07
RSD4,209
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,543.49
|
$102.47
RSD11,039
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,706.62
|
$124.50
RSD13,413
|
|
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