Cost of living comparison

Belgrade, Serbia

compared to

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 87.7% more expensive than Belgrade.

Restaurants: pay 20.4% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 94.8% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Wellington
Housing: pay 81.8% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 99.2% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 8.7% more in Wellington

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

Wellington vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.4% more for restaurants

	Belgrade	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.99 RSD1,118	$14.93 NZ$25.00	+35.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 RSD932	$8.96 NZ$15.00	-2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 RSD237	$2.57 NZ$4.31	+10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RSD160	$2.15 NZ$3.61	+37.3%
Average			+20.4%

Belgrade vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 94.8% more for groceries

	Belgrade	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 RSD89	$1.96 NZ$3.29	+125.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 RSD513	$4.15 NZ$6.95	-17.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.98 RSD506	$6.98 NZ$11.69	+40.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 RSD270	$6.84 NZ$11.45	+157.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 RSD318	$5.06 NZ$8.47	+61.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 RSD53	$1.40 NZ$2.34	+165.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RSD82	$1.09 NZ$1.83	+35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD75	$1.48 NZ$2.47	+100.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 RSD107	$2.61 NZ$4.37	+147.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 RSD48	$1.01 NZ$1.70	+114.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RSD40	$0.84 NZ$1.40	+112.7%
Average			+94.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Belgrade	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.87 RSD699	$6.42 NZ$10.75	-6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.16 RSD2,050	$127.57 NZ$213.59	+532.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,106.99 RSD2,859,183	$34,339.84 NZ$57,496.60	+22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 RSD967	$18.22 NZ$30.50	+91.5%
Average			+160.0%

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pay 81.8% more for housing

	Belgrade	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.63 RSD2,810	$54.27 NZ$90.86	+96.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$840.53 RSD85,503	$1,487.35 NZ$2,490.32	+77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$518.55 RSD52,750	$1,335.17 NZ$2,235.53	+157.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.51 RSD14,192	$134.11 NZ$224.54	-3.9%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 99.2% more for childcare

	Belgrade	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$370.44 RSD37,683	$871.44 NZ$1,459.08	+135.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,747.69 RSD788,134	$12,649.75 NZ$21,180.00	+63.3%
Average			+99.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Belgrade	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 RSD308	$7.17 NZ$12.00	+137.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RSD249	$3.41 NZ$5.72	+39.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.12 RSD419	$24.46 NZ$40.95	+493.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.53 RSD3,716	$39.85 NZ$66.72	+9.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 RSD746	$12.24 NZ$20.50	+67.0%
Average			+149.2%

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pay 8.7% more for clothing

	Belgrade	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.71 RSD9,939	$75.78 NZ$126.88	-22.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.65 RSD3,932	$55.09 NZ$92.24	+42.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.09 RSD10,894	$119.44 NZ$199.99	+11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.83 RSD12,800	$129.60 NZ$216.99	+3.0%
Average			+8.7%

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