Belgrade vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belgrade	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2759	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$622	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$1090	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$980	$2742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	51	100
😀 Quality of life	71	93
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.8M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 38% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4605th and 2225th ($1160 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Serbia and Canada, respectively. Check Serbia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 2157th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Montreal

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	Belgrade	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$785	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.63%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4299	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2617	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.41	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7674	$5725

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692