Belgrade vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belgrade	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1349	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3200	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$719	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$1228	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1238	$420
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	73
😀 Quality of life	73	60
🏙️ Population	1.2M	4.8M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 12% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4429th and 4745th ($1349 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Serbia and South Africa, respectively. Check Serbia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 2274th and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belgrade	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$737	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1331	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.3	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5349	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3213	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.71	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.02	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.31	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$421	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11454	$5103

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965