Cost of living comparison

 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
compared to
 Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 59.3% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Belgrade
Groceries
pay 2.8% more in Belgrade
Transportation
pay 78.5% more in Belgrade
Housing
pay 4.8% less in Belgrade
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports
pay 53.6% more in Belgrade
Clothing
pay 14.4% more in Belgrade

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Belgrade are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Belgrade.

Belgrade vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belgrade instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Addis Ababa
Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.00
ETB825.54
$10.99
RSD1,118
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.24
ETB857.92
$9.16
RSD932
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.78
ETB108.01
$2.33
RSD237

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pay 2.8% more for groceries

 
Addis Ababa
Belgrade
Bread
1 loaf
$1.20
ETB165.33
$0.87
RSD89
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.85
ETB667.79
$5.04
RSD513
Milk (1 gallon) $6.08
ETB836.36
$4.98
RSD506

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pay 78.5% more for transportation

 
Addis Ababa
Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.88
ETB671.41
$6.87
RSD699
Monthly public transit pass $10.00
ETB1,375.90
$20.16
RSD2,050
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
ETB3,439,760.55
$28,106.99
RSD2,859,183

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pay 4.8% less for housing

 
Addis Ababa
Belgrade
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$171.17
ETB23,550.89
$27.63
RSD2,810
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $645.10
ETB88,759.58
$840.53
RSD85,503
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $422.74
ETB58,165.28
$518.55
RSD52,750

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Addis Ababa
Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $81.47
ETB11,209.94
$370.44
RSD37,683
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $43,916.67
ETB6,042,512.70
$7,747.69
RSD788,134

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pay 53.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Addis Ababa
Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.00
ETB137.59
$3.02
RSD308
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.15
ETB158.19
$2.45
RSD249
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.00
ETB550.36
$4.12
RSD419

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pay 14.4% more for clothing

 
Addis Ababa
Belgrade
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.33
ETB6,650.20
$97.71
RSD9,939
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$75.17
ETB10,342.21
$38.65
RSD3,932
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.84
ETB14,975.72
$107.09
RSD10,894

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