Cost of living comparison
Athens is 20.6% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Athens instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.22
RSD1,103
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
RSD1,003
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
RSD255
|
$2.12
€1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD172
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 30.8% more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
RSD88
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD544
|
$6.88
€6.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
RSD553
|
$6.38
€5.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
RSD297
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
RSD353
|
$5.03
€4.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
RSD82
|
$0.89
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD87
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD51
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 23.1% more for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
RSD740
|
$7.66
€7.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.45
RSD2,206
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,545.65
RSD3,080,507
|
$27,399.57
€25,196.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.65
RSD1,041
|
$12.13
€11.15
|
|
pay 8.6% more for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.07
RSD2,813
|
$32.57
€29.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$819.25
RSD88,409
|
$630.26
€579.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.43
RSD53,140
|
$532.87
€490.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
RSD14,292
|
$165.03
€151.76
|
|
pay 43.9% more for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.95
RSD35,823
|
$482.99
€444.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,304.25
RSD788,239
|
$10,389.46
€9,553.97
|
|
pay 47.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
RSD301
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
RSD262
|
$3.62
€3.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
RSD421
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.23
RSD3,909
|
$46.52
€42.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
RSD752
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
RSD10,016
|
$89.99
€82.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.07
RSD4,216
|
$34.83
€32.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.47
RSD11,058
|
$95.37
€87.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.50
RSD13,435
|
$116.71
€107.33
|
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