Cost of living comparison

Belgrade, Serbia

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 29.4% cheaper than Belgrade.

Restaurants: pay 58.8% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 14.3% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 39.6% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 25.8% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.4% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 56.0% less in Nairobi

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.8% less for restaurants

	Belgrade	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.99 RSD1,101	$3.85 KES499.01	-64.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 RSD918	$6.17 KES798.42	-32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 RSD233	$0.66 KES85.82	-71.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RSD157	$0.53 KES68.95	-66.1%
Average			-58.8%

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Belgrade	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 RSD87	$0.56 KES72.27	-36.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 RSD505	$5.59 KES723.88	+10.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.98 RSD499	$3.35 KES434.03	-32.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 RSD266	$1.70 KES220.50	-36.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 RSD313	$2.71 KES350.89	-13.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 RSD53	$1.26 KES163.65	+140.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RSD80	$0.50 KES64.70	-37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD74	$0.87 KES113.15	+18.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 RSD106	$0.46 KES59.19	-56.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 RSD47	$0.48 KES62.48	+1.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RSD39	$0.56 KES72.04	+41.1%

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pay 14.3% more for transportation

	Belgrade	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.87 RSD688	$6.17 KES799.59	-10.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.16 RSD2,019	$30.83 KES3,992.08	+52.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,106.99 RSD2,815,449	$19,266.80 KES2,495,050.69	-31.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 RSD953	$13.87 KES1,796.44	+45.9%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 39.6% less for housing

	Belgrade	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.63 RSD2,767	$39.39 KES5,101.35	+42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$840.53 RSD84,195	$428.53 KES55,494.39	-49.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$518.55 RSD51,943	$166.44 KES21,553.40	-67.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.51 RSD13,975	$22.39 KES2,899.83	-83.9%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 25.8% less for childcare

	Belgrade	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$370.44 RSD37,107	$166.67 KES21,584.38	-55.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,747.69 RSD776,078	$8,008.06 KES1,037,043.35	+3.4%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Belgrade	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 RSD303	$2.31 KES299.41	-23.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RSD245	$2.24 KES290.20	-8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.12 RSD413	$3.08 KES399.21	-25.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.53 RSD3,660	$44.12 KES5,713.16	+20.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 RSD734	$6.17 KES798.42	-15.9%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 56.0% less for clothing

	Belgrade	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.71 RSD9,787	$16.84 KES2,181.15	-82.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.65 RSD3,872	$22.95 KES2,971.88	-40.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.09 RSD10,727	$61.84 KES8,007.92	-42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.83 RSD12,604	$52.50 KES6,798.97	-58.3%
Average			-56.0%

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