Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 5.9% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Riga, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
Riga
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€10.95
|
$10.22
RSD1,101
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
$9.29
RSD1,001
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$2.36
RSD254
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.60
RSD172
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
Riga
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
$0.81
RSD88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.02
|
$5.04
RSD543
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.31
|
$5.13
RSD552
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.75
RSD296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.90
|
$3.27
RSD353
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.52
RSD56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.76
RSD82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$0.80
RSD86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.33
|
$1.04
RSD112
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.52
RSD56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.47
RSD51
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
Riga
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.32
|
$6.86
RSD739
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$20.45
RSD2,203
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,636.83
|
$28,545.65
RSD3,075,280
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.45
|
$9.65
RSD1,039
|
|
pay 24.3% more for housing
Riga
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.04
|
$26.07
RSD2,809
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€496.27
|
$819.25
RSD88,259
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€334.46
|
$492.43
RSD53,050
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€239.14
|
$132.43
RSD14,267
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
Riga
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€453.32
|
$331.95
RSD35,762
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,174.85
|
$7,304.25
RSD786,901
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$2.79
RSD300
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$2.42
RSD261
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
$3.90
RSD421
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.08
|
$36.23
RSD3,903
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.95
|
$6.97
RSD751
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Riga
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€78.80
|
$92.82
RSD9,999
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€40.77
|
$39.07
RSD4,209
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.16
|
$102.47
RSD11,039
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€113.29
|
$124.50
RSD13,413
|
|
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