Cost of living comparison

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Belgrade vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 70.1% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 40.4% more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 45.5% less in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 11.7% less in Belgrade
Housing: pay 2.5% less in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 5.2 times more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 74.9% more in Belgrade

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Belgrade are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Belgrade. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Belgrade.

Belgrade vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belgrade instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 40.4% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$12.95 RSD1,311	-6.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$11.68 RSD1,182	+5.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$2.81 RSD284	+35.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$2.17 RSD220	+127.4%
Average			+40.4%

Saint John's vs. Belgrade - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.5% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$0.87 RSD88	-68.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$5.46 RSD553	+34.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$5.50 RSD557	-34.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$2.82 RSD286	-47.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$3.51 RSD355	-4.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$0.70 RSD71	-76.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.89 RSD91	-19.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.84 RSD85	-77.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.09 RSD111	-70.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.47 RSD47	-63.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.35 RSD36	-72.7%
Average			-45.5%

Saint John's vs. Belgrade - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.7% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$7.02 RSD711	+11.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$30,949.00 RSD3,131,973	+30.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$11.56 RSD1,170	-77.6%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 2.5% less for housing

	Saint John's	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$34.99 RSD3,541	-54.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$875.83 RSD88,632	-16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$591.54 RSD59,863	-12.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$172.28 RSD17,435	+74.0%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$457.43 RSD46,291
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$9,625.72 RSD974,102	+420.3%
Average			+420.3%

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pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.49 RSD353	+88.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$2.93 RSD297	-25.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.67 RSD473
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$41.09 RSD4,158	-33.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$7.97 RSD807	+28.6%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 74.9% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$100.03 RSD10,122	+100.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$43.05 RSD4,356
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$110.81 RSD11,213	+49.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$123.14 RSD12,461
Average			+74.9%

Saint John's vs. Belgrade - Cost of clothing

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