Belgrade vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Belgrade Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2372
$3959
🏠 One person rent
$546
$881
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1574
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$2585
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
91
😀 Quality of life
70
96
🏙️ Population
1.38M
1.07M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 38% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 5500th and 2459th ($1018 vs $1643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Serbia and Germany, respectively. Check Serbia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belgrade compared to 1.6 months in Cologne. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 2726th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.44
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$49.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.26
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.89
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$1205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
2.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3369
$6134
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2084
$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.44
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.72
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.34
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$9.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.75
$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$7.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.64
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.17
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.4
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.5
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$733
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7008
$12429

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$839
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$508
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$546
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$578
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$606
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$707
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$545
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$626
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$633
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$761
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$804
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$633
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$555
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$696
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$533
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$463
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$650
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$689
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$683
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$571
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$500
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$655
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$505
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$441
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$686
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$646
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$670
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$512
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$658
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$575
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$535
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$644
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$636
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$764
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$683
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$603
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$640
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$724
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$666
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$634

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1301
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1665
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1299
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1249
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1303
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1298
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1259
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1303
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1298
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1299
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1305
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1297
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1301
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1300
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1214
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1300
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1299
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1517
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1299
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1177
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1301
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1298
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1299
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1301
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1184
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1305
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1300
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1303
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1332
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1300
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1303
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1302
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1632