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Copenhagen vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

Copenhagen is 90.6% more expensive than Belgrade.

Restaurants: pay 76.3% more in Copenhagen
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Copenhagen
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Copenhagen
Housing: pay 71.9% more in Copenhagen
Childcare: pay 59.6% more in Copenhagen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Copenhagen
Clothing: pay 24.2% more in Copenhagen

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, housing, and childcare in Copenhagen are more expensive than in Belgrade. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Copenhagen.

Copenhagen vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Belgrade, you would:

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pay 76.3% more for restaurants

	Belgrade	Copenhagen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.99 RSD1,248	$21.56 DKK155.98	+96.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 RSD1,040	$14.37 DKK103.98	+56.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 RSD264	$3.78 DKK27.35	+62.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RSD178	$2.98 DKK21.55	+89.8%
Average			+76.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Belgrade	Copenhagen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 RSD99	$3.78 DKK27.36	+333.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 RSD572	$6.47 DKK46.81	+28.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.98 RSD565	$7.42 DKK53.71	+49.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 RSD302	$4.75 DKK34.39	+78.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 RSD355	$5.10 DKK36.89	+63.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 RSD60	$1.41 DKK10.20	+168.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RSD91	$1.42 DKK10.24	+76.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD84	$1.51 DKK10.93	+105.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 RSD120	$2.12 DKK15.30	+100.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 RSD54	$1.07 DKK7.74	+125.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RSD45	$0.90 DKK6.54	+129.3%
Average			+114.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Belgrade	Copenhagen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.87 RSD779	$7.78 DKK56.30	+13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.16 RSD2,287	$100.30 DKK725.69	+397.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,106.99 RSD3,189,422	$50,303.99 DKK363,944.37	+79.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 RSD1,079	$24.43 DKK176.77	+156.9%
Average			+161.7%

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pay 71.9% more for housing

	Belgrade	Copenhagen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.63 RSD3,135	$36.84 DKK266.53	+33.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$840.53 RSD95,378	$1,691.68 DKK12,239.10	+101.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$518.55 RSD58,842	$1,264.98 DKK9,152.03	+143.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.51 RSD15,831	$151.98 DKK1,099.56	+8.9%
Average			+71.9%

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pay 59.6% more for childcare

	Belgrade	Copenhagen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$370.44 RSD42,036	$580.24 DKK4,197.99	+56.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,747.69 RSD879,164	$12,599.95 DKK91,159.40	+62.6%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Belgrade	Copenhagen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 RSD343	$8.62 DKK62.39	+185.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RSD278	$6.19 DKK44.79	+152.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.12 RSD468	$9.05 DKK65.51	+119.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.53 RSD4,146	$43.41 DKK314.04	+18.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 RSD832	$18.68 DKK135.18	+154.9%
Average			+126.3%

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pay 24.2% more for clothing

	Belgrade	Copenhagen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.71 RSD11,087	$115.64 DKK836.66	+18.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.65 RSD4,386	$48.78 DKK352.95	+26.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.09 RSD12,152	$121.38 DKK878.14	+13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.83 RSD14,278	$174.89 DKK1,265.29	+39.0%
Average			+24.2%

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