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

🙂 Solo nomad: Budapest is 1.6% cheaper than Belgrade without rent, and 6.5% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Budapest is 3% more expensive than Belgrade without rent, and 1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.55 Ft 3,832

$12.38 RSD 1,250

-6.70%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$57.4 Ft 19.1K

$48.72 RSD 4,920

17.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.79 Ft 2,918

$11.87 RSD 1,199

-25.95%

Cappuccino

$2.88 Ft 957

$2.82 RSD 285

2.13%

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

$1.80 Ft 598

$2.65 RSD 268

-32.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.36 Ft 450

$2.12 RSD 214

-35.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.85 Ft 946

$3.40 RSD 344

-16.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.96 Ft 983

$3.88 RSD 392

-23.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.26 Ft 418

$1.52 RSD 153

-17.11%

White Bread (500g)

$1.69 Ft 560

$0.93 RSD 94.2

81.72%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.13 Ft 705

$2.97 RSD 300

-28.28%

Eggs

$3.17 Ft 1,052

$2.83 RSD 285

12.01%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.17 Ft 3,376

$11.77 RSD 1,189

-13.59%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.35 Ft 2,108

$7.74 RSD 781

-17.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.21 Ft 4,384

$13.13 RSD 1,326

0.61%

Apples (1kg)

$1.86 Ft 618

$1.39 RSD 140

33.81%

Banana (1kg)

$1.93 Ft 642

$1.95 RSD 197

-1.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.15 Ft 714

$2.02 RSD 204

6.44%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.50 Ft 1,162

$2.81 RSD 284

24.56%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 Ft 376

$1.08 RSD 109

4.63%

Onion (1kg)

$1.25 Ft 416

$0.80 RSD 81.2

56.25%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.56 Ft 518

$0.96 RSD 96.7

62.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 Ft 192

$0.75 RSD 75.7

-22.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.92 Ft 2,298

$4.42 RSD 446

56.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.06 Ft 2,010

$8.17 RSD 825

-25.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.20 Ft 398

$0.87 RSD 87.6

37.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.66 Ft 550

$1.61 RSD 162

3.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.28 Ft 425

$0.98 RSD 98.5

30.61%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.05 Ft 8,648

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.09 Ft 1,027

$3.21 RSD 324

-3.74%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.11 Ft 369

$0.97 RSD 98.0

14.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.15 Ft 6,356

$18.06 RSD 1,824

6.04%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.77 Ft 589

$1.89 RSD 191

-6.35%

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

$25.4K Ft 8.4M

$30.7K RSD 3.1M

-17.26%

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

$31.1K Ft 10.3M

$26.2K RSD 2.6M

18.72%

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

$145 Ft 48.1K

$203 RSD 20.5K

-28.54%

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

$25.64 Ft 8,509

$22.31 RSD 2,252

14.93%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.94 Ft 6,618

$32.98 RSD 3,331

-39.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$64.3 Ft 21.3K

$39.47 RSD 3,985

62.78%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.96 Ft 7,289

$21.55 RSD 2,176

1.90%

Cinema Ticket

$8.97 Ft 2,977

$7.80 RSD 788

15.00%

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

$460 Ft 152.8K

$448 RSD 45.2K

2.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.3K Ft 4.1M

$9,201 RSD 929.1K

33.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$85.8 Ft 28.5K

$99.8 RSD 10.1K

-14.08%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.12 Ft 14.0K

$41.92 RSD 4,233

0.48%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$97.0 Ft 32.2K

$111 RSD 11.2K

-12.34%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$105 Ft 34.9K

$119 RSD 12.0K

-11.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$722 Ft 239.6K

$853 RSD 86.2K

-15.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$554 Ft 183.9K

$569 RSD 57.5K

-2.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,332 Ft 442.2K

$1,606 RSD 162.1K

-17.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$969 Ft 321.5K

$1,018 RSD 102.8K

-4.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,420 Ft 1.8M

$4,763 RSD 480.9K

13.81%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,858 Ft 1.3M

$3,108 RSD 313.8K

24.15%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,645 Ft 545.9K

$1,187 RSD 119.8K

38.58%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Belgrade: January 12, 2026

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