Belgrade vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belgrade	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2759	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$622	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$1090	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$980	$1615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	62
😀 Quality of life	71	80
🏙️ Population	1.2M	581K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 8% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 4605th and 4316th ($1160 vs $1261) 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 0.8 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 2157th and 529th 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	$10.8	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$785	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.63%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4299	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2617	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.41	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7674	$8531

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302