Cost of living comparison

Georgia

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Serbia

Belgrade vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 23.8% more expensive than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 51.3% more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 3.3% more in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 30.3% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 37.9% more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 9.2% more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 11.5% more in Belgrade

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, childcare, and groceries in Belgrade are more expensive than in Tbilisi.

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Belgrade vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belgrade instead of Tbilisi, you would:

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pay 51.3% more for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.26 GEL29.17	$13.25 RSD1,391	+17.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 GEL25.15	$13.35 RSD1,401	+37.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 GEL2.75	$2.79 RSD293	+162.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 GEL1.58	$2.31 RSD242	+277.8%
Average			+51.3%

Tbilisi vs. Belgrade - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3% more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 GEL2.00	$1.15 RSD121	+48.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 GEL12.03	$5.65 RSD593	+21.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.32 GEL21.55	$5.41 RSD567	-35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 GEL7.20	$2.75 RSD288	-1.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL7.77	$3.08 RSD324	+2.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL1.95	$0.74 RSD78	-1.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 GEL2.14	$0.83 RSD87	-0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.29	$0.85 RSD89	-4.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 GEL2.90	$1.39 RSD146	+23.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 GEL1.01	$0.41 RSD43	+5.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 GEL0.84	$0.32 RSD33	-2.4%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 30.3% more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.45 GEL14.11	$7.16 RSD751	+31.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.53 GEL40.23	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,788.83 GEL64,203.08	$30,517.27 RSD3M	+23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.38 GEL19.11	$11.06 RSD1,161	+49.9%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 37.9% more for housing

	Tbilisi	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.57 GEL50.67	$35.64 RSD3,740	+82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.48 GEL1,759.85	$821.08 RSD86,156	+20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$452.81 GEL1,172.78	$553.04 RSD58,031	+22.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.60 GEL175.09	$166.93 RSD17,516	+146.9%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 9.2% more for childcare

	Tbilisi	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.95 GEL968.53	$425.54 RSD44,652	+13.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,702.37 GEL27,719.13	$11,215.66 RSD1M	+4.8%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 GEL7.04	$3.72 RSD390	+36.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.53 GEL9.13	$3.12 RSD327	-11.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.50 GEL9.05	$4.67 RSD490	+33.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.38 GEL166.76	$41.23 RSD4,327	-36.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.80 GEL17.60	$8.58 RSD900	+26.3%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 11.5% more for clothing

	Tbilisi	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.88 GEL269.06	$110.61 RSD11,606	+6.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.29 GEL104.34	$46.78 RSD4,909	+16.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.80 GEL302.52	$117.03 RSD12,280	+0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.27 GEL321.86	$154.95 RSD16,259	+24.7%
Average			+11.5%

Tbilisi vs. Belgrade - Cost of clothing

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