Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 46.2% more expensive than Bamako.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bamako
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA3,011
|
$10.22
RSD1,119
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,043
|
$9.29
RSD1,017
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA476
|
$2.36
RSD258
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA395
|
$1.60
RSD175
|
|
pay 11.3% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA645
|
$0.81
RSD89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,903
|
$5.04
RSD551
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,806
|
$5.13
RSD561
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,578
|
$2.75
RSD301
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,191
|
$3.27
RSD358
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
RSD56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA307
|
$0.76
RSD83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA613
|
$0.80
RSD88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA779
|
$1.04
RSD114
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.52
RSD57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA372
|
$0.47
RSD52
|
|
pay 25.0% more for transportation
Bamako
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,364
|
$6.86
RSD751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.45
RSD2,238
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,545.65
RSD3,124,836
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.65
RSD1,056
|
|
pay 28.9% more for housing
Bamako
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,968
|
$26.07
RSD2,854
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA306,737
|
$819.25
RSD89,682
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA188,696
|
$492.43
RSD53,905
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA70,369
|
$132.43
RSD14,497
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$331.95
RSD36,338
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,304.25
RSD799,582
|
pay 62.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,617
|
$2.79
RSD305
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,217
|
$2.42
RSD265
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA572
|
$3.90
RSD427
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,908
|
$36.23
RSD3,966
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,681
|
$6.97
RSD763
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$92.82
RSD10,161
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.07
RSD4,277
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$102.47
RSD11,217
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$124.50
RSD13,629
|
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