Belgrade vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belgrade	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1335	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3147	$3338
🏠 One person rent	$717	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$1229	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.2	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1147	$1836
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	61
😀 Quality of life	74	83
🏙️ Population	1.2M	581K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 6% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 4408th and 4221st ($1335 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Serbia and Lithuania, respectively. Check Serbia vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 2116th and 544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Vilnius

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	Belgrade	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.4	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$5.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$766	$763
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1414	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$868	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4732	$6130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$3717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.91	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.53	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.02	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9637	$9582

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$865
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$883
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1334
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$920
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$988
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$349
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$929
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1113
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$735
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$967
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$894
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1125
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$561
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1148
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$840
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1046
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1270
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$993
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1419
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$426
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1113
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$528
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$406
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$293
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$928
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1182
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1079
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1034
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$545
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1009
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1241
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$968
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1074
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1522