Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 72.7% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
$10.99
RSD1,220
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
$9.16
RSD1,017
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
$2.33
RSD258
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
$1.57
RSD174
|
|
pay 33.5% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
$0.87
RSD97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
$5.04
RSD560
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
$4.98
RSD552
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
$2.66
RSD295
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
$3.13
RSD347
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
$0.53
RSD58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
$0.80
RSD89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
$0.74
RSD82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
$1.05
RSD117
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
$0.47
RSD53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
$0.39
RSD44
|
|
pay 63.1% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
$6.87
RSD762
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
$20.16
RSD2,237
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
$28,106.99
RSD3,119,127
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
$9.51
RSD1,055
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
$27.63
RSD3,066
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
$840.53
RSD93,276
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
$518.55
RSD57,546
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
$139.51
RSD15,482
|
|
pay 2.1% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
$370.44
RSD41,109
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
$7,747.69
RSD859,787
|
|
pay 77.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
$3.02
RSD336
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
$2.45
RSD272
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
$4.12
RSD458
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
$36.53
RSD4,054
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
$7.33
RSD813
|
|
pay 26.5% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
$97.71
RSD10,843
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
$38.65
RSD4,289
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
$107.09
RSD11,884
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
$125.83
RSD13,963
|
|
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