Belgrade vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belgrade	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2881	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$646	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1162	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.9	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$936	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	70	63
🏙️ Population	1.2M	11.5M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 19% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4593rd and 5616th ($1204 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Serbia and Brazil, respectively. Check Serbia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 2370th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Sao Paulo

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	Belgrade	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.52	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$728	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1388	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4307	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2718	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.85	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.51	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$375	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7527	$13135

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1040
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$658
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$737
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$707
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$697
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$835
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$687
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$695
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$797
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$860
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$890
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$668
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$668
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$761
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$743
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$640
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$743
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$593
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$521
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$635
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$780
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$851
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1046
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$697
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$953
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$661
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1053
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$802
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$712
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$705
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$849
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$745

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629