Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 19.2% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.22
RSD1,103
|
$10.16
PLN40.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
RSD1,003
|
$8.38
PLN33.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
RSD255
|
$1.81
PLN7.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD172
|
$1.70
PLN6.84
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
RSD88
|
$1.10
PLN4.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD544
|
$4.61
PLN18.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
RSD553
|
$3.88
PLN15.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
RSD297
|
$3.08
PLN12.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
RSD353
|
$2.68
PLN10.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
RSD82
|
$0.74
PLN3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD87
|
$0.85
PLN3.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$1.38
PLN5.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD51
|
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
|
pay 5.7% more for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
RSD740
|
$6.40
PLN25.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.45
RSD2,206
|
$27.94
PLN112.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,545.65
RSD3,080,507
|
$31,011.90
PLN124,867.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.65
RSD1,041
|
$8.13
PLN32.73
|
|
pay 35.8% more for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.07
RSD2,813
|
$16.13
PLN64.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$819.25
RSD88,409
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,463.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.43
RSD53,140
|
$848.90
PLN3,418.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
RSD14,292
|
$229.74
PLN925.05
|
|
pay 74.2% more for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.95
RSD35,823
|
$527.99
PLN2,125.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,304.25
RSD788,239
|
$13,833.43
PLN55,699.37
|
|
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
RSD301
|
$4.06
PLN16.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
RSD262
|
$3.66
PLN14.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
RSD421
|
$4.83
PLN19.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.23
RSD3,909
|
$42.12
PLN169.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
RSD752
|
$7.62
PLN30.68
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
RSD10,016
|
$93.42
PLN376.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.07
RSD4,216
|
$42.56
PLN171.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.47
RSD11,058
|
$90.76
PLN365.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.50
RSD13,435
|
$105.66
PLN425.43
|
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