Belgrade vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belgrade	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2759	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$622	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$1090	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$980	$3246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	78
😀 Quality of life	71	92
🏙️ Population	1.2M	662K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 53% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4605th and 819th ($1160 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Serbia and Canada, respectively. Check Serbia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 2157th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Vancouver

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	Belgrade	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$785	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.63%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4299	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2617	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.41	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7674	$17240

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$776
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$807
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$661
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$759
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$816
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$716
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$636
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$768
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$766
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$958
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$623
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$692
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$796
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$711
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$605
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$804
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$559
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$463
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$627
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$747
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$848
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1070
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$636
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$781
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$595
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1030
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$803
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$666
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$693
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$855
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$750

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759