Belgium vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1790
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4202
$2681
🏠 One person rent
$946
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1521
$999
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$68.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$1021
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$13679
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
33
🌐 English speaking %
59%
55%
🎓 Higher education
97
83
😀 Quality of life
90
64
🏙️ Population
11.9M
6.59M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1790) is 58% more expensive than in Serbia ($1136). Belgium ranked 25th vs 77th for Serbia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Belgium compared to 0.9 months in Serbia. Ranked 17th and 62nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Belgium and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Belgium Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.9
$43.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$3.12
 Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.36
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$410
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1236
$781
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4256
$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3167
$2500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$9.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$7.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$32.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.2
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18948
$8202

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Cities Comparison in Belgium vs Serbia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1857
529K
Ghent
$1846
273K
Brussels
$2065
196K
Liege
$1647
195K
Charleroi
$1784
204K
Schaerbeek
$1920
133K
Anderlecht
$1939
121K
Leuven
$1920
101K
Bruges
$1957
119K
Hasselt
$1780
90.2K
Mons
$1602
95.3K
Namur
$1610
115K
Aalst
$1890
88.9K
Ostend
$1587
71.6K
Kortrijk
$1549
77.7K
La Louviere
$1765
81K
Tournai
$1704
69.6K
Mechelen
$1877
86.9K
Mouscron
$1539
58.2K
Roeselare
$1555
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1727
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
57.7K
Seraing
$1643
64.3K
Forest
$1993
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1866
44K
Dendermonde
$1706
45.7K
Genk
$1680
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1932
49.7K
Verviers
$1358
55.2K
Deinze
$1734
44.3K

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1378
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1173
260K
Nis
$857
183K
Pristina
$694
227K
Kragujevac
$948
151K
Subotica
$923
106K
Valjevo
$924
90.3K
Cacak
$888
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$851
66.5K
Mitrovica
$571
71.6K