Belgrade vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1172
$1752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2936
$4185
🏠 One person rent
$607
$967
🏘️ Family rent
$1179
$1672
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$822
$3141
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
50
92
😀 Quality of life
70
96
🏙️ Population
1.38M
1.07M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 33% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 4511th and 2484th ($1172 vs $1752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.8 months in Cologne. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 2979th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.8
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$925
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.99%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$5594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2463
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.62
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$8.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.57
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7519
$16182

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$967
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$585
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$733
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$661
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$681
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$807
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$673
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$645
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$737
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$767
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$849
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$678
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$604
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$704
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$719
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$742
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$702
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$661
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$663
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$545
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$664
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$722
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$755
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$702
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$835
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1028
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$648
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$706
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$691
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1004
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$742
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$675
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$672
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$806
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$777

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776