Belgrade vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belgrade	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2759	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$622	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$1090	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$980	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	51	80
😀 Quality of life	71	65
🏙️ Population	1.2M	10.6M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 65% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 4605th and 6882nd ($1160 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Serbia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Serbia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 2157th and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Jakarta

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	Belgrade	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$785	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.63%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4299	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2617	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.41	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7674	$8860

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$776
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$807
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$661
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$759
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$816
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$716
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$636
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$768
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$766
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$958
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$623
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$692
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$796
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$711
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$605
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$804
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$559
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$463
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$627
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$747
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$848
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1070
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$636
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$781
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$595
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1030
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$803
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$666
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$693
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$855
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$750

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506