Cost of living comparison

compared to

Belgrade is 2.0 times more expensive than Freetown.

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Freetown
Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00
SLL62,908
$10.99
RSD1,235
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
SLL209,695
$9.16
RSD1,029
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.03
SLL21,591
$2.33
RSD261

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pay 18.0% less for groceries

 
Freetown
Belgrade
Bread
1 loaf
$0.50
SLL10,485
$0.87
RSD98
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.04
RSD567
Milk (1 gallon) $7.57
SLL158,756
$4.98
RSD559

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pay 54.9% more for transportation

 
Freetown
Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
SLL101,357
$6.87
RSD771
Monthly public transit pass ?? $20.16
RSD2,264
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
$28,106.99
RSD3,157,511

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pay 32.8% less for housing

 
Freetown
Belgrade
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
$27.63
RSD3,104
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
$840.53
RSD94,424
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $978.33
SLL20,515,161
$518.55
RSD58,254

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Freetown
Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $370.44
RSD41,615
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $7,747.69
RSD870,368

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pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Freetown
Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
SLL31,454
$3.02
RSD340
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
SLL36,435
$2.45
RSD275
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SLL62,908
$4.12
RSD463

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pay 5.6 times more for clothing

 
Freetown
Belgrade
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$10.00
SLL209,695
$97.71
RSD10,977
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$8.00
SLL167,756
$38.65
RSD4,342
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$20.00
SLL419,390
$107.09
RSD12,031

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