Belgium vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$1112
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4154
$2632
🏠 One person rent
$946
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$1507
$961
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.7
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$1041
💸 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
91
64
🏙️ Population
11.9M
6.59M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1775) is 60% more expensive than in Serbia ($1112). Belgium ranked 25th vs 80th 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 1.7 months in Belgium compared to 0.9 months in Serbia. Ranked 16th and 64th 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
$21.5
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.1
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$3.05
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1479
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$3976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3147
$2518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.2
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$10
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.39
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$7.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18519
$8451

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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
$1834
529K
Ghent
$1817
273K
Brussels
$2030
196K
Liege
$1596
195K
Charleroi
$1776
204K
Schaerbeek
$1896
133K
Anderlecht
$1926
121K
Leuven
$1895
101K
Bruges
$1914
119K
Hasselt
$1779
90.2K
Mons
$1577
95.3K
La Louviere
$1752
81K
Mouscron
$1617
58.2K
Aalst
$1881
88.9K
Ostend
$1544
71.6K
Kortrijk
$1583
77.7K
Tournai
$1767
69.6K
Namur
$1716
115K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
40.7K
Mechelen
$1848
86.9K
Seraing
$1600
64.3K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
57.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1799
80.2K
Roeselare
$1540
64.5K
Forest
$1969
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1844
44K
Saint-Gilles
$1895
49.7K
Dendermonde
$1769
45.7K
Verviers
$1303
55.2K
Genk
$1643
66.1K

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1349
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1168
260K
Nis
$830
183K
Pristina
$718
227K
Kragujevac
$932
151K
Subotica
$848
106K
Valjevo
$841
90.3K
Cacak
$826
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$832
66.5K
Mitrovica
$581
71.6K