Belgrade vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1349
$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3200
$3784
🏠 One person rent
$719
$911
🏘️ Family rent
$1228
$1556
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1238
$1723
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
67
😀 Quality of life
73
80
🏙️ Population
1.2M
481K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 15% less expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 4429th and 3630th ($1349 vs $1590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Serbia and Slovakia, respectively. Check Serbia vs Slovakia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 1.1 months in Bratislava. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 2274th and 662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$686
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1331
$1724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$1200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5349
$6618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3213
$4164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$44.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.02
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.31
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$95.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$763
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11454
$16627

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1168
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$841
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$932
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$727
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$826
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$722
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$710
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$848
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1076
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1169
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$719
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$667
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$832
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1067
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$949
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$830
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$673
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$957
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$594
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$581
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1119
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$643
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$978
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$824
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1189
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1093
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$696
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$1019
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$718
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1092
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$972
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$941
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$758
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1139
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$893

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Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Petrzalka
$1475
33 km or 20 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1308
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$2240
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1883
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1862
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$974
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1172
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1831
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1150
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$967
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1218
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1257
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1156
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$917
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1255
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$928
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1230
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$1063
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1628
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1430
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1265
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$1124
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$1032
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1252
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1201
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1148
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1065
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1126
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1195
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1340
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$973