Belgrade vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2759
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$622
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1090
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$83
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$980
$1581
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
38
😀 Quality of life
71
76
🏙️ Population
1.2M
767K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 7% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4605th and 4331st ($1160 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Serbia and Croatia, respectively. Check Serbia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 2157th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.8
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1311
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$785
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.63%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4299
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2617
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.97
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.41
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.09
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7674
$10861

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1101
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$912
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1080
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1008
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1116
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1082
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1157
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$842
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$711
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$556
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$659
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1468
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$558
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1152
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1261
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1303
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1594
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$803
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$750
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1653
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1421
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$701
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$985
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$848
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1263
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1223
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1582
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1247
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1263
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$941
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1122
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$603
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$786
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1307
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$958
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$919
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$747