Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 2.0 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Freetown, you would:
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
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.57
RSD176
|
|
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
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.66
RSD299
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.13
RSD351
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.53
RSD59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.80
RSD90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
RSD83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.05
RSD118
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.47
RSD53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.39
RSD44
|
|
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
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$9.51
RSD1,068
|
|
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
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$139.51
RSD15,673
|
|
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
|
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
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$36.53
RSD4,104
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.33
RSD823
|
|
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
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$125.83
RSD14,135
|
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