Belgrade vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2759
$4212
🏠 One person rent
$622
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$1090
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$980
$3148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
92
😀 Quality of life
71
96
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.09M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 33% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 4605th and 2551st ($1160 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Serbia and Germany, respectively. Check Serbia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 2157th and 12th 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
$10.8
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.8
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$4.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1311
$1902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$785
$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4299
$6163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2617
$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.97
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.41
$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$2.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.09
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7674
$15595

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$349

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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

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772