Belgrade vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belgrade	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1335	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3147	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$717	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$1229	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$4100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	50	81
😀 Quality of life	74	92
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.43M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 34% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4408th and 1930th ($1335 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1571st 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 2 months in San Antonio. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 2116th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belgrade	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.4	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$766	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1414	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4732	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.91	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.53	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.02	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9637	$15049

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154