Belgrade vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belgrade	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1335	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3147	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$717	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$1229	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	74
😀 Quality of life	74	62
🏙️ Population	1.2M	4.43M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 23% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4408th and 5031st ($1335 vs $1082) 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 2116th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Johannesburg

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	Belgrade	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.4	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$766	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1414	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4732	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.91	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.53	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.02	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9637	$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915