Cost of Living Comparison Between Budapest and Belgrade Cost of Living Comparison Between Budapest and Belgrade

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.56 Ft 3,792

$12.13 RSD 1,225

-4.70%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$58.1 Ft 19K

$50 RSD 5,048

16.09%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.75 Ft 2,869

$12.04 RSD 1,215

-27.33%

Cappuccino

$2.85 Ft 935

$2.74 RSD 276

4.01%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.8 Ft 591

$2.69 RSD 272

-33.09%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.28 Ft 421

$2.18 RSD 220

-41.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.83 Ft 928

$3.48 RSD 351

-18.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.8 Ft 919

$4.04 RSD 407

-30.69%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.21 Ft 397

$1.45 RSD 147

-16.55%

White Bread (500g)

$1.66 Ft 546

$0.86 RSD 86.5

93.02%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.08 Ft 681

$3.03 RSD 306

-31.35%

Eggs

$2.99 Ft 982

$2.84 RSD 287

5.28%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.14 Ft 3,326

$11.62 RSD 1,173

-12.74%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.25 Ft 2,048

$7.83 RSD 790

-20.18%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.53 Ft 4,438

$13.26 RSD 1,339

2.04%

Apples (1kg)

$1.94 Ft 636

$1.37 RSD 138

41.61%

Banana (1kg)

$1.93 Ft 633

$1.9 RSD 192

1.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.16 Ft 710

$2.02 RSD 204

6.93%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.51 Ft 1,152

$2.78 RSD 281

26.26%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 Ft 368

$1.06 RSD 107

5.66%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 Ft 398

$0.76 RSD 76.7

59.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.51 Ft 495

$0.94 RSD 95.3

60.64%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 Ft 190

$0.78 RSD 78.8

-25.64%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.6 Ft 2,166

$4.58 RSD 463

44.10%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.95 Ft 1,952

$8.07 RSD 814

-26.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.2 Ft 395

$0.89 RSD 89.6

34.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.68 Ft 550

$1.54 RSD 156

9.09%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.29 Ft 422

$0.98 RSD 98.6

31.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$25.83 Ft 8,471

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 Ft 1,034

$3.07 RSD 310

2.61%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.11 Ft 366

$0.9 RSD 91.1

23.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.02 Ft 6,237

$18.08 RSD 1,825

5.20%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.78 Ft 584

$1.87 RSD 189

-4.81%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$25.7K Ft 8.4M

$31K RSD 3.1M

-17.18%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$30.7K Ft 10.1M

$26.5K RSD 2.7M

15.90%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$149 Ft 48.9K

$205 RSD 20.7K

-27.24%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$25.89 Ft 8,490

$22.93 RSD 2,314

12.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.86 Ft 6,512

$33.19 RSD 3,350

-40.16%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$62.8 Ft 20.6K

$39.12 RSD 3,948

60.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.89 Ft 7,179

$20.95 RSD 2,115

4.49%

Cinema Ticket

$9.08 Ft 2,978

$7.74 RSD 781

17.31%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$463 Ft 152K

$447 RSD 45.1K

3.78%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.3K Ft 4M

$9,103 RSD 918.8K

35.60%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$85.6 Ft 28.1K

$100 RSD 10.1K

-14.39%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.73 Ft 14K

$43.19 RSD 4,359

-1.07%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$97.9 Ft 32.1K

$110 RSD 11.1K

-10.88%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$104 Ft 34.1K

$120 RSD 12.1K

-13.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$732 Ft 240K

$855 RSD 86.3K

-14.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$558 Ft 183.1K

$564 RSD 56.9K

-1.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,362 Ft 446.7K

$1,571 RSD 158.6K

-13.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$950 Ft 311.6K

$1,035 RSD 104.4K

-8.18%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,276 Ft 1.7M

$4,706 RSD 475K

12.11%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,870 Ft 1.3M

$2,927 RSD 295.5K

32.18%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,616 Ft 530K

$1,212 RSD 122.3K

33.38%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.03

5.59

25.76%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Budapest: December 1, 2025

Last update for Belgrade: November 29, 2025

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Similar cities

Mexico City

🇲🇽 Mexico

Buenos Aires

🇦🇷 Argentina

Istanbul

🇹🇷 Turkey

Sofia

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

Taipei

🇹🇼 Taiwan

Yerevan

🇦🇲 Armenia

Cluj-Napoca

🇷🇴 Romania

Tirana

🇦🇱 Albania