Cost of living comparison

compared to

Belgrade is 11.7% cheaper than San Jose.

If you lived in Belgrade instead of San Jose, you would:

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pay 5.0% more for restaurants

 
San Jose
Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.83
CRC5,528.40
$10.99
RSD1,220
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.72
CRC4,960.21
$9.16
RSD1,017
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.99
CRC1,017.72
$2.33
RSD258

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pay 34.4% less for groceries

 
San Jose
Belgrade
Bread
1 loaf
$2.60
CRC1,325.46
$0.87
RSD97
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.26
CRC2,176.98
$5.04
RSD560
Milk (1 gallon) $7.23
CRC3,691.92
$4.98
RSD552

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pay 21.5% less for transportation

 
San Jose
Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.49
CRC2,801.31
$6.87
RSD762
Monthly public transit pass $38.02
CRC19,409.50
$20.16
RSD2,237
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,925.49
CRC18,848,782.70
$28,106.99
RSD3,119,127

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pay 24.5% more for housing

 
San Jose
Belgrade
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$53.59
CRC27,357.62
$27.63
RSD3,066
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $742.08
CRC378,797.73
$840.53
RSD93,276
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $463.60
CRC236,647.39
$518.55
RSD57,546

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pay 33.3% less for childcare

 
San Jose
Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $521.49
CRC266,197.72
$370.44
RSD41,109
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,425.72
CRC6,342,763.39
$7,747.69
RSD859,787

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pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
San Jose
Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.92
CRC1,488.06
$3.02
RSD336
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.69
CRC1,884.24
$2.45
RSD272
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.05
CRC2,579.31
$4.12
RSD458

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pay 0.3% more for clothing

 
San Jose
Belgrade
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$73.59
CRC37,562.39
$97.71
RSD10,843
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.81
CRC25,937.41
$38.65
RSD4,289
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$125.98
CRC64,308.88
$107.09
RSD11,884

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