Belgrade vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belgrade	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1335	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3147	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$717	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$1229	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	82
😀 Quality of life	74	90
🏙️ Population	1.2M	468K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 43% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4408th and 1213th ($1335 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1060th 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 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 2116th and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Raleigh

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	Belgrade	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.4	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$766	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1414	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4732	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.91	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.53	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.02	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9637	$24117

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1141
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$883
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$918
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$734
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$858
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$971
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$742
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$707
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$832
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$934
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$1072
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$708
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$669
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$965
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$932
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$819
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$668
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$864
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$557
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$646
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$890
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$1033
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1107
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$895
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1111
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$920
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$760
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$1002
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$802

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766