Belgrade vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Belgrade	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3270	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$741	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	99
😀 Quality of life	73	98
🏙️ Population	1.2M	5.45M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 52% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4396th and 348th ($1378 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Serbia and Australia, respectively. Check Serbia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2503rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Sydney

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	Belgrade	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$780	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1432	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$944	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.7	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.9%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5071	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3183	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.6	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.84	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.69	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$459	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10508	$21946

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1173
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$924
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$948
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$741
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$888
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$1029
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$721
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$923
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$1004
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$1160
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$734
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$759
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$866
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$682
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$1031
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$956
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$857
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$683
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$899
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$631
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$571
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1193
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$672
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$961
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$1124
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1156
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$958
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$694
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1150
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$965
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$877
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$819
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$1074
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$868
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$850

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864