Belgrade vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belgrade	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1335	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3147	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$717	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$1229	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	99
😀 Quality of life	74	100
🏙️ Population	1.2M	5.45M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 49% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4408th and 649th ($1335 vs $2640) 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 2116th and 3rd 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	$13.4	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$766	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1414	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4732	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.91	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.53	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.02	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9637	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710