Cost of living comparison
Castries is 13.6% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Castries instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.22
RSD1,103
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
RSD1,003
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
RSD255
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD172
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
RSD88
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD544
|
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
RSD553
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
RSD297
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
RSD353
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
RSD82
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD87
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD51
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
RSD740
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.45
RSD2,206
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,545.65
RSD3,080,507
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.65
RSD1,041
|
?? | |
pay 0.9% less for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.07
RSD2,813
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$819.25
RSD88,409
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.43
RSD53,140
|
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
RSD14,292
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 45.2% less for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.95
RSD35,823
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,304.25
RSD788,239
|
?? | |
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
RSD301
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
RSD262
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
RSD421
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.23
RSD3,909
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
RSD752
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
RSD10,016
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.07
RSD4,216
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.47
RSD11,058
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.50
RSD13,435
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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