Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 65.2% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Baku, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
$10.99
RSD1,233
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$9.16
RSD1,028
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$2.33
RSD261
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$1.57
RSD176
|
|
pay 44.3% more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$0.87
RSD98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$5.04
RSD566
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$4.98
RSD558
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$2.66
RSD298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$3.13
RSD351
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$0.53
RSD59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$0.80
RSD90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.74
RSD83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$1.05
RSD118
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$0.47
RSD53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.39
RSD44
|
|
pay 69.1% more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$6.87
RSD770
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$20.16
RSD2,261
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$28,106.99
RSD3,152,705
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$9.51
RSD1,067
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Baku
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$27.63
RSD3,099
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
$840.53
RSD94,280
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
$518.55
RSD58,165
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
$139.51
RSD15,649
|
|
pay 42.2% more for childcare
|
Baku
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
$370.44
RSD41,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
$7,747.69
RSD869,043
|
|
pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$3.02
RSD339
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$2.45
RSD275
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$4.12
RSD462
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
$36.53
RSD4,098
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$7.33
RSD822
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
|
Baku
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
$97.71
RSD10,960
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
$38.65
RSD4,336
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
$107.09
RSD12,012
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
$125.83
RSD14,114
|
|
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