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Serbia

Belgrade vs. Sao Paulo Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 22.1% more expensive than Sao Paulo.

Restaurants: pay 62.0% more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 9.8% less in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 33.8% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 39.6% more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 25.7% less in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 26.5% more in Belgrade

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Belgrade are more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Belgrade.

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Belgrade vs. Sao Paulo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belgrade instead of Sao Paulo, you would:

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pay 62.0% more for restaurants

	Sao Paulo	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 R$45.35	$13.25 RSD1,385	+47.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 R$45.35	$13.35 RSD1,395	+49.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 R$7.09	$2.79 RSD292	+99.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 R$4.39	$2.31 RSD241	+166.2%
Average			+62.0%

Sao Paulo vs. Belgrade - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.8% less for groceries

	Sao Paulo	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 R$9.39	$1.15 RSD120	-38.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.20 R$31.41	$5.65 RSD590	-9.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 R$23.41	$5.41 RSD565	+16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 R$14.18	$2.75 RSD287	-2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 R$12.10	$3.08 RSD322	+29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 R$6.36	$0.74 RSD77	-41.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 R$4.17	$0.83 RSD86	+0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.63	$0.85 RSD88	+18.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 R$4.43	$1.39 RSD145	+58.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 R$3.27	$0.41 RSD43	-36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 R$2.90	$0.32 RSD33	-45.0%
Average			-9.8%

Sao Paulo vs. Belgrade - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.8% more for transportation

	Sao Paulo	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 R$24.84	$7.16 RSD748	+45.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.37 R$244.87	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,890.58 R$121K	$30,517.27 RSD3M	+27.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.76 R$49.39	$11.06 RSD1,156	+13.4%
Average			+33.8%

Sao Paulo vs. Belgrade - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.6% more for housing

	Sao Paulo	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.16 R$112.18	$35.64 RSD3,725	+60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.54 R$3,323.73	$821.08 RSD85,814	+25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$419.66 R$2,124.51	$553.04 RSD57,801	+31.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.32 R$406.60	$166.93 RSD17,446	+107.8%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 25.7% less for childcare

	Sao Paulo	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.90 R$2,687.69	$425.54 RSD44,475	-19.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,300.72 R$82,522.42	$11,215.66 RSD1M	-31.2%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Paulo	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.99 R$15.12	$3.72 RSD389	+24.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 R$12.94	$3.12 RSD326	+22.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 R$15.12	$4.67 RSD488	+56.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 R$181.58	$41.23 RSD4,309	+15.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.95 R$50.39	$8.58 RSD897	-13.8%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 26.5% more for clothing

	Sao Paulo	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.57 R$331.96	$110.61 RSD11,560	+68.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.53 R$311.49	$46.78 RSD4,889	-24.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.31 R$502.77	$117.03 RSD12,231	+17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.35 R$462.44	$154.95 RSD16,194	+69.6%
Average			+26.5%

Sao Paulo vs. Belgrade - Cost of clothing

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