Cost of living comparison

compared to

Belgrade vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 33.9% more expensive than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.6% more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 11.1% more in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 20.9% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 69.2% more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 57.6% more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.8% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 5.4% more in Belgrade

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Belgrade are more expensive than in Serbia.

Belgrade vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belgrade instead of Serbia, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 40.6% more for restaurants

	Serbia	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 RSD822	$12.95 RSD1,295	+57.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 RSD948	$11.68 RSD1,168	+23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 RSD210	$2.81 RSD281	+34.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 RSD147	$2.17 RSD217	+47.7%
Average			+40.6%

Serbia vs. Belgrade - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 11.1% more for groceries

	Serbia	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 RSD74	$0.87 RSD87	+18.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 RSD466	$5.46 RSD546	+17.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.09 RSD509	$5.50 RSD550	+8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 RSD241	$2.82 RSD282	+17.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.02 RSD302	$3.51 RSD351	+16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD56	$0.70 RSD70	+25.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 RSD83	$0.89 RSD89	+7.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD75	$0.84 RSD84	+12.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 RSD98	$1.09 RSD109	+11.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 RSD45	$0.47 RSD47	+3.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RSD42	$0.35 RSD35	-15.2%
Average			+11.1%

Serbia vs. Belgrade - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 20.9% more for transportation

	Serbia	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 RSD688	$7.02 RSD702	+2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.31 RSD3,031	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,955.44 RSD3,095,668	$30,949.00 RSD3,095,024
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.27 RSD827	$11.56 RSD1,156	+39.7%
Average			+20.9%

Serbia vs. Belgrade - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 69.2% more for housing

	Serbia	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.24 RSD2,625	$34.99 RSD3,499	+33.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.90 RSD41,292	$875.83 RSD87,586	+112.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$302.98 RSD30,299	$591.54 RSD59,157	+95.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.67 RSD12,668	$172.28 RSD17,229	+36.0%
Average			+69.2%

Serbia vs. Belgrade - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 57.6% more for childcare

	Serbia	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.33 RSD27,034	$457.43 RSD45,745	+69.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,594.36 RSD659,463	$9,625.72 RSD962,610	+46.0%
Average			+57.6%

Serbia vs. Belgrade - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 RSD249	$3.49 RSD349	+40.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 RSD203	$2.93 RSD293	+44.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.41 RSD441	$4.67 RSD467	+5.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.25 RSD3,225	$41.09 RSD4,109	+27.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 RSD547	$7.97 RSD797	+45.8%
Average			+32.8%

Serbia vs. Belgrade - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 5.4% more for clothing

	Serbia	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.65 RSD7,865	$100.03 RSD10,003	+27.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.57 RSD4,957	$43.05 RSD4,305	-13.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.57 RSD10,758	$110.81 RSD11,081	+3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.74 RSD11,775	$123.14 RSD12,314	+4.6%
Average			+5.4%

Serbia vs. Belgrade - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Serbia vs.

Mexico City

Serbia vs.

Moscow

Serbia vs.

Dodoma

Serbia vs.

Bangkok

Serbia vs.

Reykjavik

Serbia vs.

Madrid

Serbia vs.

Rome

Serbia vs.

Delhi

Share this

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Serbia

Add prices for Belgrade

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Belgrade or Serbia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.