Belgrade vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belgrade	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2759	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$622	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$1090	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$980	$4810
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	51	88
😀 Quality of life	71	90
🏙️ Population	1.2M	653K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 56% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 4605th and 603rd ($1160 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 553rd 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 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 2157th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Portland

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	Belgrade	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$785	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.63%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4299	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2617	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.41	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7674	$16585

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741