Belgrade vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belgrade	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1349	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3200	$1155
🏠 One person rent	$719	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$1228	$256
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1238	$238
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	76
😀 Quality of life	73	58
🏙️ Population	1.2M	16.8M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 182% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 4429th and 8770th ($1349 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Serbia and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Serbia vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 0.5 months in Dhaka. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 2274th and 6105th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belgrade	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$737	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1331	$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.3	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5349	$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3213	$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.71	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.02	$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.31	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$17
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$421	$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11454	$2391

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1168
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$841
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$932
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$826
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$1000
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$722
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$710
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$848
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$1076
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$1169
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$719
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$709
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$915
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$667
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$1067
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$949
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$830
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$673
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$957
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$594
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$581
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$643
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$978
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$1189
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1093
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$696
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$1019
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$718
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1092
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$972
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$941
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$758
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$1139
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$914
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$893

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296