Belgrade vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belgrade	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1335	$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3147	$4155
🏠 One person rent	$717	$902
🏘️ Family rent	$1229	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$3793
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	46
😀 Quality of life	74	94
🏙️ Population	1.2M	675K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 27% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4408th and 2645th ($1335 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Serbia and Sweden, respectively. Check Serbia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 2116th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Gothenburg

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	Belgrade	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.4	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$92.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$766	$955
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1414	$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$83.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4732	$6255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$4279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.91	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.53	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.02	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9637	$4093

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397