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
UAH301.76
|
$10.99
RSD1,233
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
$9.16
RSD1,028
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
$2.33
RSD261
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
$1.57
RSD176
|
|
pay 33.5% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
$0.87
RSD98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
$5.04
RSD566
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
$4.98
RSD558
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
$2.66
RSD298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
$3.13
RSD351
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
$0.53
RSD59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
$0.80
RSD90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
$0.74
RSD83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
$1.05
RSD118
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
$0.47
RSD53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
$0.39
RSD44
|
|
pay 63.1% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
$6.87
RSD770
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
$20.16
RSD2,261
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
$28,106.99
RSD3,152,705
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
$9.51
RSD1,067
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
$27.63
RSD3,099
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
$840.53
RSD94,280
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
$518.55
RSD58,165
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
$139.51
RSD15,649
|
|
pay 2.1% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
$370.44
RSD41,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
$7,747.69
RSD869,043
|
|
pay 77.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
$3.02
RSD339
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
$2.45
RSD275
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
$4.12
RSD462
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
$36.53
RSD4,098
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
$7.33
RSD822
|
|
pay 26.5% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
$97.71
RSD10,960
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
$38.65
RSD4,336
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
$107.09
RSD12,012
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
$125.83
RSD14,114
|
|
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