Belgrade vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belgrade	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2759	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$622	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$1090	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$980	$1383
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	51	72
😀 Quality of life	71	57
🏙️ Population	1.2M	4.43M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 17% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4605th and 5539th ($1160 vs $993) 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 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 2157th and 5667th 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	$10.8	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$785	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.63%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4299	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2617	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.41	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7674	$5271

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003