Amsterdam vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2759
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$622
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1090
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$980
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	51
😀 Quality of life	95	71
🏙️ Population	921K	1.2M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 141% more expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 331st and 4605th ($2791 vs $1160) 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 29th and 2157th 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	$21	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$3.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$433
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$785
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	5.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$4299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$2617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$9.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$7674

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$776
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$807
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$661
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$759
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$816
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$716
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$636
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$768
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$766
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$958
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$623
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$692
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$796
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$711
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$605
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$804
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$559
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$463
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$627
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$747
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$848
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1070
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$636
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$781
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$595
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1030
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$803
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$666
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$693
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$855
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$750