Amsterdam vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2881
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$646
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$1162
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$84.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$936
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	50
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	921K	1.2M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 138% more expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 252nd and 4593rd ($2859 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Serbia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Serbia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.8 months in Belgrade. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Belgrade ranked 1st in Serbia, while ranked 25th and 2370th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Belgrade

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	Amsterdam	Belgrade
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$728
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$855
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$4307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$2718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$9.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$7.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$7527

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1040
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$658
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$737
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$707
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$697
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$835
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$687
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$695
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$797
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$860
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$890
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$668
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$668
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$761
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$743
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$640
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$743
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$593
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$521
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$635
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$780
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$851
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1046
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$697
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$953
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$661
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1053
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$802
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$712
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$705
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$849
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$745