Cost of living comparison

El Salvador

compared to

Serbia

Belgrade vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 5.4% more expensive than San Salvador.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 36.2% less in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 14.8% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 9.5% less in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 21.1% more in Belgrade

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Belgrade are more expensive than in San Salvador. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Belgrade. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Belgrade.

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Belgrade vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belgrade instead of San Salvador, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	San Salvador	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.75 SVC58.99	$13.25 RSD1,395	+96.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SVC61.17	$13.35 RSD1,405	+90.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 SVC10.00	$2.79 RSD294	+143.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 SVC7.28	$2.31 RSD243	+177.0%
Average			+105.6%

San Salvador vs. Belgrade - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.2% less for groceries

	San Salvador	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 SVC24.91	$1.15 RSD121	-59.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 SVC33.68	$5.65 RSD595	+46.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 SVC60.74	$5.41 RSD569	-22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 SVC26.36	$2.75 RSD289	-8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.16 SVC27.62	$3.08 RSD325	-2.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 SVC20.04	$0.74 RSD78	-67.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 SVC5.53	$0.83 RSD87	+30.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 SVC10.34	$0.85 RSD89	-28.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 SVC13.66	$1.39 RSD146	-11.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.33 SVC11.64	$0.41 RSD43	-69.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.49 SVC13.03	$0.32 RSD33	-78.8%
Average			-36.2%

San Salvador vs. Belgrade - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.8% more for transportation

	San Salvador	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.75 SVC41.55	$7.16 RSD754	+50.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.50 SVC327.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 SVC218K	$30,517.27 RSD3M	+22.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.00 SVC262.17	$11.06 RSD1,164	-63.1%
Average			+14.8%

San Salvador vs. Belgrade - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.5% less for housing

	San Salvador	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.50 SVC371.41	$35.64 RSD3,752	-16.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$898.99 SVC7,856.30	$821.08 RSD86,421	-8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$770.00 SVC6,729.04	$553.04 RSD58,210	-28.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.35 SVC868.25	$166.93 RSD17,570	+68.0%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	San Salvador	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.67 SVC1,421.55	$425.54 RSD44,790	+161.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 SVC41,248.16	$11,215.66 RSD1M	+137.6%
Average			+149.3%

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pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports

	San Salvador	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SVC17.48	$3.72 RSD391	+85.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 SVC30.98	$3.12 RSD328	-12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 SVC34.96	$4.67 RSD492	+16.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.60 SVC276.15	$41.23 RSD4,340	+30.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SVC43.70	$8.58 RSD903	+71.6%
Average			+37.1%

San Salvador vs. Belgrade - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 21.1% more for clothing

	San Salvador	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.15 SVC586.82	$110.61 RSD11,642	+64.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.00 SVC410.73	$46.78 RSD4,924	-0.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.33 SVC1,034.12	$117.03 RSD12,318	-1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.00 SVC1,022.46	$154.95 RSD16,309	+32.4%
Average			+21.1%

San Salvador vs. Belgrade - Cost of clothing

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