Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 24.0% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,235
|
$7.52
JMD1,198.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,029
|
$8.62
JMD1,373.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD261
|
$1.41
JMD225.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD176
|
$0.88
JMD139.85
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD98
|
$3.54
JMD564.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD567
|
$6.58
JMD1,048.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD559
|
$15.26
JMD2,432.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD299
|
$4.27
JMD680.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD351
|
$2.97
JMD473.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD59
|
$2.70
JMD430.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD90
|
$1.39
JMD220.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD83
|
$1.82
JMD290.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD118
|
$1.59
JMD253.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD53
|
$1.04
JMD166.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$0.95
JMD151.21
|
|
pay 71.6% more for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD771
|
$4.83
JMD770.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,264
|
$37.59
JMD5,993.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,157,511
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,842,754.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,068
|
$26.32
JMD4,195.56
|
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,104
|
$52.89
JMD8,431.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD94,424
|
$874.50
JMD139,421.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD58,254
|
$425.21
JMD67,790.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,673
|
$118.83
JMD18,944.65
|
|
pay 55.6% less for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD41,615
|
$227.66
JMD36,294.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD870,368
|
$2,105.29
JMD335,644.59
|
|
pay 72.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD340
|
$3.13
JMD499.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD275
|
$4.28
JMD682.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD463
|
$8.77
JMD1,398.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,104
|
$69.97
JMD11,154.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD823
|
$13.16
JMD2,097.78
|
|
pay 46.5% less for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,977
|
$26.32
JMD4,195.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,342
|
$25.59
JMD4,079.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD12,031
|
$71.01
JMD11,321.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD14,135
|
$68.92
JMD10,988.36
|
|
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