Cost of living comparison
Athens is 17.0% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Athens instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,220
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,017
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD258
|
$2.06
€1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD174
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 30.9% more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD97
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD560
|
$6.59
€6.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD552
|
$6.29
€5.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD295
|
$4.50
€4.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD347
|
$4.89
€4.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD58
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD89
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD82
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD117
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD53
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 25.9% more for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD762
|
$7.64
€7.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,237
|
$30.01
€28.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,119,127
|
$30,384.48
€28,815.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,055
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
|
pay 2.7% more for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,066
|
$32.55
€30.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD93,276
|
$634.68
€601.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD57,546
|
$557.32
€528.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,482
|
$153.41
€145.49
|
|
pay 31.7% more for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD41,109
|
$463.20
€439.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD859,787
|
$10,722.29
€10,168.61
|
|
pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD336
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD272
|
$3.71
€3.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD458
|
$4.88
€4.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,054
|
$49.36
€46.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD813
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,843
|
$86.11
€81.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,289
|
$38.32
€36.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD11,884
|
$93.75
€88.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD13,963
|
$115.38
€109.43
|
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