Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 43.9% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
$10.99
RSD1,233
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$9.16
RSD1,028
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
$2.33
RSD261
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
$1.57
RSD176
|
|
pay 36.4% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
$0.87
RSD98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
$5.04
RSD566
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
$4.98
RSD558
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
$2.66
RSD298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
$3.13
RSD351
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
$0.53
RSD59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
$0.80
RSD90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
$0.74
RSD83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
$1.05
RSD118
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
$0.47
RSD53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
$0.39
RSD44
|
|
pay 58.8% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
$6.87
RSD770
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
$20.16
RSD2,261
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
$28,106.99
RSD3,152,705
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
$9.51
RSD1,067
|
|
pay 92.6% more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
$27.63
RSD3,099
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
$840.53
RSD94,280
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
$518.55
RSD58,165
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
$139.51
RSD15,649
|
|
pay 23.1% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
$370.44
RSD41,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
$7,747.69
RSD869,043
|
|
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
$3.02
RSD339
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
$2.45
RSD275
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
$4.12
RSD462
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
$36.53
RSD4,098
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$7.33
RSD822
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
$97.71
RSD10,960
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
$38.65
RSD4,336
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
$107.09
RSD12,012
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
$125.83
RSD14,114
|
|
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