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Belgrade vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 15.6% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 37.6% less in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 11.0% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 4.8% more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 24.2% less in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.6% less in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 48.9% more in Belgrade

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

Belgrade vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.02 ¥1,249	$12.95 RSD1,295	+61.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 ¥781	$11.68 RSD1,168	+133.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 ¥181	$2.81 RSD281	+141.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ¥131	$2.17 RSD217	+158.1%
Average			+123.6%

Tokyo vs. Belgrade - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.6% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 ¥242	$0.87 RSD87	-43.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.21 ¥1,123	$5.46 RSD546	-24.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ¥890	$5.50 RSD550	-3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ¥363	$2.82 RSD282	+21.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 ¥548	$3.51 RSD351	-0.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥370	$0.70 RSD70	-70.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 ¥184	$0.89 RSD89	-24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.48 ¥386	$0.84 RSD84	-66.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64 ¥411	$1.09 RSD109	-58.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ¥222	$0.47 RSD47	-67.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ¥231	$0.35 RSD35	-76.2%
Average			-37.6%

Tokyo vs. Belgrade - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.0% more for transportation

	Tokyo	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.50 ¥701	$7.02 RSD702	+56.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.51 ¥11,449	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,332.63 ¥3,478,419	$30,949.00 RSD3,093,879	+38.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.07 ¥4,684	$11.56 RSD1,155	-61.6%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 4.8% more for housing

	Tokyo	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.44 ¥5,209	$34.99 RSD3,498	+4.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,071.65 ¥166,915	$875.83 RSD87,554	-18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$642.24 ¥100,032	$591.54 RSD59,135	-7.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.16 ¥19,027	$172.28 RSD17,223	+41.0%
Average			+4.8%

Tokyo vs. Belgrade - Cost of housing

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pay 24.2% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.69 ¥80,944	$457.43 RSD45,728	-12.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,131.74 ¥2,356,844	$9,625.72 RSD962,254	-36.4%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 ¥624	$3.49 RSD349	-13.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 ¥534	$2.93 RSD293	-14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 ¥624	$4.67 RSD467	+16.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.19 ¥10,621	$41.09 RSD4,108	-39.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.70 ¥1,978	$7.97 RSD797	-37.2%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 48.9% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.84 ¥8,853	$100.03 RSD9,999	+76.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.48 ¥6,306	$43.05 RSD4,303	+6.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.67 ¥9,762	$110.81 RSD11,077	+76.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.37 ¥14,076	$123.14 RSD12,310	+36.3%
Average			+48.9%

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