Cost of Living Comparison Between Belgrade and Zagreb Cost of Living Comparison Between Belgrade and Zagreb
🙂 Solo nomad: Belgrade is 10.2% cheaper than Zagreb without rent, and 12.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Belgrade is 12.6% cheaper than Zagreb without rent, and 10.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Belgrade
Zagreb
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$12.32 RSD 1,250
$11.62 €10.03
6.02%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$49.33 RSD 5,006
$69.1 €59.7
-28.63%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$11.84 RSD 1,201
$9.33 €8.05
26.90%
Cappuccino
$2.73 RSD 277
$2.39 €2.06
14.23%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.7 RSD 274
$3 €2.59
-10.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.2 RSD 224
$2.46 €2.13
-10.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.39 RSD 344
$3.73 €3.22
-9.12%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.89 RSD 395
$4.7 €4.06
-17.23%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Belgrade
Zagreb
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.51 RSD 154
$1.28 €1.11
17.97%
White Bread (500g)
$0.88 RSD 89.6
$1.93 €1.67
-54.40%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.1 RSD 314
$2.66 €2.3
16.54%
Eggs
$2.96 RSD 301
$3.62 €3.12
-18.23%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.47 RSD 1,164
$11.05 €9.54
3.80%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.46 RSD 757
$9.9 €8.55
-24.65%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.94 RSD 1,313
$12.83 €11.07
0.86%
Apples (1kg)
$1.37 RSD 140
$1.83 €1.58
-25.14%
Banana (1kg)
$1.97 RSD 200
$1.74 €1.51
13.22%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.01 RSD 204
$2.02 €1.74
-0.50%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.82 RSD 286
$2.96 €2.56
-4.73%
Potato (1kg)
$1.03 RSD 105
$1.37 €1.18
-24.82%
Onion (1kg)
$0.79 RSD 80.3
$1.45 €1.25
-45.52%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.95 RSD 96.1
$1.32 €1.14
-28.03%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.77 RSD 78.4
$1.31 €1.13
-41.22%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.45 RSD 452
$5.88 €5.08
-24.32%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.6 RSD 771
$7.3 €6.3
4.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.84 RSD 85
$1.78 €1.54
-52.81%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.6 RSD 163
$2.31 €1.99
-30.74%
🚌 Getting Around
Belgrade
Zagreb
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.02 RSD 104
$0.59 €0.51
72.88%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$58.1 €50.1
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.2 RSD 325
$2.34 €2.02
36.75%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.9 RSD 91.2
$1.01 €0.87
-10.89%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.13 RSD 1,839
$10.1 €8.72
79.50%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.89 RSD 192
$1.7 €1.47
11.18%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.9K RSD 3.1M
$35.1K €30.3K
-11.92%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.2K RSD 2.7M
$26.9K €23.2K
-2.37%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Belgrade
Zagreb
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$208 RSD 21.1K
$207 €179
0.29%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.67 RSD 2,301
$19.61 €16.93
15.60%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.15 RSD 3,364
$31.95 €27.59
3.76%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Belgrade
Zagreb
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$39.04 RSD 3,962
$49.06 €42.36
-20.42%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$21.09 RSD 2,140
$14.49 €12.51
45.55%
Cinema Ticket
$7.99 RSD 811
$8.98 €7.75
-11.02%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Belgrade
Zagreb
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$454 RSD 46.1K
$513 €443
-11.56%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$9,344 RSD 948.3K
$13.3K €11.5K
-29.79%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Belgrade
Zagreb
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$99.9 RSD 10.1K
$101 €87
-0.91%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$42.16 RSD 4,279
$39.81 €34.37
5.90%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$109 RSD 11.1K
$95.5 €82.5
14.58%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$121 RSD 12.2K
$115 €99.5
4.72%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Belgrade
Zagreb
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$857 RSD 87K
$876 €757
-2.20%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$572 RSD 58K
$671 €579
-14.81%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,589 RSD 161.3K
$1,497 €1,293
6.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,020 RSD 103.5K
$1,071 €925
-4.80%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,711 RSD 478.1K
$5,405 €4,667
-12.85%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,930 RSD 297.3K
$3,490 €3,014
-16.06%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Belgrade
Zagreb
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,103 RSD 111.9K
$1,898 €1,639
-41.91%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.59
3.72
50.27%
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