Belgrade vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belgrade	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2759	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$622	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1090	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$980	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	100
😀 Quality of life	71	94
🏙️ Population	1.2M	690K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 63% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4605th and 96th ($1160 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th in Serbia and the United States, respectively. Check Serbia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 2157th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Washington

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	Belgrade	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$785	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.63%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4299	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2617	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.41	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7674	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979