Belgrade vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belgrade	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1172	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2936	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$607	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$1179	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.2	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$822	$6298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	100
😀 Quality of life	70	96
🏙️ Population	1.38M	8.8M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 71% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4511th and 6th ($1172 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Serbia and the United States, respectively. Check Serbia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belgrade compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 2979th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belgrade	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.8	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.25	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$728	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.99%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2463	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.62	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.57	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7519	$17859

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$967
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$585
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$733
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$661
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$681
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$807
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$673
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$645
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$767
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$849
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$678
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$713
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$764
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$604
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$719
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$742
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$690
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$661
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$663
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$545
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$664
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$722
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$755
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$835
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1028
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$648
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$706
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1004
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$742
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$675
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$672
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$806
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$736
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$777

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028