Belgrade vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3270
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$741
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$1282
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1226
$3654
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
92
😀 Quality of life
73
96
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.09M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 31% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 4396th and 2067th ($1378 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Serbia and Germany, respectively. Check Serbia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 2503rd and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Cologne

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Belgrade Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1432
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$944
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5071
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3183
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.63
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.6
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.84
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$459
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10508
$22470

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1173
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$924
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$948
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$741
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$888
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1029
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$752
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$721
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$923
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1004
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1160
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$734
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$682
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$851
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1031
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$956
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$857
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$683
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$899
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$631
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$571
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1193
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$672
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$961
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$844
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1124
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1156
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$709
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$958
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$694
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1150
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$965
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$877
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$819
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1074
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$850

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944