Cost of living comparison
Castries is 9.6% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Castries instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,235
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,029
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD261
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD176
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD98
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD567
|
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD559
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD299
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD351
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD59
|
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD90
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD83
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD118
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD53
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD771
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,264
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,157,511
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,068
|
?? | |
pay 4.1% less for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,104
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD94,424
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD58,254
|
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,673
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 50.9% less for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD41,615
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD870,368
|
?? | |
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD340
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD275
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD463
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,104
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD823
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,977
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,342
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD12,031
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD14,135
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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