Belgrade vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison
Updated:
| Belgrade | Istanbul | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Belgrade is 7% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 4605th and 4347th ($1160 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Serbia and Turkey, respectively. Check Serbia vs Turkey comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 2157th and 850th among best cities to live in the world.
Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power
Share this infographic!
Prices in Belgrade vs Istanbul
Prices for goods and services in Belgrade and Istanbul are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.
| Belgrade | Istanbul | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
Cost of living in other countries
Cost of living
More cities to compare
Cost of Living in the nearest cities
Cities near Belgrade
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 70 km or 44 mi |  Novi Sad | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Valjevo | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Kragujevac | |
| 99 km or 61 mi |  Bijeljina | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Cacak | |
| 121 km or 75 mi |  Timisoara | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Resita | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Tuzla | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Subotica | |
| 161 km or 100 mi |  Szeged | |
| 163 km or 101 mi |  Osijek | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Arad | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Hodmezovasarhely | |
| 184 km or 115 mi | Doboj | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Novi Pazar | |
| 192 km or 120 mi | Baja | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Sarajevo | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Slavonski Brod | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Nis | |
| 213 km or 132 mi |  Vidin | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Bekescsaba | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Zenica | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Mitrovica | |
| 218 km or 136 mi |  Mojkovac | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Hunedoara | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Szekszard | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Targu Jiu | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Pecs | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Berane | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Deva | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Kecskemet | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Pristina | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Plav | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Banja Luka | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Szolnok | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Mostar | |
| 268 km or 166 mi | Cegled | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Dunaujvaros | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Kaposvar |
Cities near Istanbul
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 40 km or 25 mi |  Cayirova | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Gebze | |
| 73 km or 45 mi | Korfez | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Kocaeli | |
| 83 km or 51 mi | Golcuk | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Izmit | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Kapakli | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Bursa | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Kartepe | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Corlu | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Bandirma | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | Inegol | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Tekirdag | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Adapazari | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Sakarya | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Bilecik | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Luleburgaz | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Kirklareli | |
| 176 km or 110 mi | Balikesir | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Duzce | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Eskisehir | |
| 192 km or 120 mi | Uzunkopru | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Kutahya | |
| 207 km or 129 mi | Burgas | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Karadeniz Eregli | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Edirne | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Bolu | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Soma | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Canakkale | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Varna | |
| 260 km or 162 mi |  Alexandroupoli | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Yambol | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Usak | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Afyonkarahisar | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Sliven | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Salihli | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Bartin | |
| 295 km or 184 mi | Manisa | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Mytilene | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Komotini |