Belgrade vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belgrade	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2759	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$622	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1090	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$980	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	51	29
😀 Quality of life	71	36
🏙️ Population	1.2M	159K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 38% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4605th and 6298th ($1160 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Serbia and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Serbia vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 2157th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Praia

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	Belgrade	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$785	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.63%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4299	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2617	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.41	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7674	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491