Belgrade vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belgrade	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1349	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3200	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$719	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$1228	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1238	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	50	85
😀 Quality of life	73	71
🏙️ Population	1.2M	5.65M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 18% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4429th and 4898th ($1349 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Serbia and Russia, respectively. Check Serbia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 2274th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belgrade	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$737	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1331	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.3	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5349	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3213	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.71	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.02	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.31	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$421	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11454	$13865

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1168
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$841
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$932
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$826
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$1000
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$722
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$710
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$848
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$1076
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$1169
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$719
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$709
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$915
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$667
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$1067
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$949
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$830
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$673
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$957
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$594
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$581
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$643
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$978
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$1189
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1093
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$696
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$1019
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$718
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1092
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$972
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$941
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$758
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$1139
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$914
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$893

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597