Belgrade vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belgrade	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1335	$2601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3147	$6038
🏠 One person rent	$717	$1451
🏘️ Family rent	$1229	$2570
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$4591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	50	92
😀 Quality of life	74	98
🏙️ Population	1.2M	667K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 49% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 4408th and 713th ($1335 vs $2601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Serbia and Denmark, respectively. Check Serbia vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 2116th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Copenhagen

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	Belgrade	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.4	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$9.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$6.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$4.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$766	$1734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$1183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1414	$3186
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4732	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$6448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$4.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$5.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.91	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.53	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.02	$20.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$37.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$614
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9637	$17654

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1141
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$883
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$918
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$734
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$858
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$971
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$742
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$707
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$832
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$934
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$1072
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$708
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$669
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$965
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$932
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$819
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$668
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$864
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$557
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$646
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$890
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$1033
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1107
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$895
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1111
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$920
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$760
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$1002
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$802

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678