Cost of Living Comparison Between Budapest and Belgrade 

Indices DifferenceInfo
Consumer Prices in Belgrade are 6.6% lower than in Budapest (without rent)
Consumer Prices Including Rent in Belgrade are 0.0% higher than in Budapest
Rent Prices in Belgrade are 21.3% higher than in Budapest
Restaurant Prices in Belgrade are 6.7% lower than in Budapest
Groceries Prices in Belgrade are 6.7% lower than in Budapest
Local Purchasing Power in Belgrade is 27.0% lower than in Budapest
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Restaurants
Budapest Edit Belgrade Edit Difference
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 11.12 $
(4,000.00 Ft)
10.12 $
(1,100.00 Дин)
     -9.0 %
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 55.60 $
(20,000.00 Ft)
46.02 $
(5,000.00 Дин)
     -17.2 %
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 8.34 $
(3,000.00 Ft)
9.20 $
(1,000.00 Дин)
     +10.3 %
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 2.78 $
(1,000.00 Ft)
2.76 $
(300.00 Дин)
     -0.7 %
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 2.78 $
(1,000.00 Ft)
3.50 $
(380.00 Дин)
     +25.8 %
Cappuccino (regular) 2.32 $
(835.67 Ft)
2.41 $
(261.43 Дин)
     +3.6 %
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 1.64 $
(590.39 Ft)
2.33 $
(253.36 Дин)
     +42.1 %
Water (12 oz small bottle) 1.25 $
(448.32 Ft)
1.56 $
(169.62 Дин)
     +25.2 %
Markets
Budapest Edit Belgrade Edit
Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 4.07 $
(1,463.51 Ft)
5.08 $
(552.41 Дин)
     +24.9 %
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 1.41 $
(508.20 Ft)
0.73 $
(78.99 Дин)
     -48.5 %
Rice (white), (1 lb) 0.94 $
(338.64 Ft)
1.18 $
(128.45 Дин)
     +25.6 %
Eggs (regular) (12) 2.46 $
(886.46 Ft)
2.72 $
(295.72 Дин)
     +10.4 %
Local Cheese (1 lb) 4.32 $
(1,555.47 Ft)
4.52 $
(490.64 Дин)
     +4.4 %
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 2.55 $
(915.87 Ft)
3.24 $
(352.55 Дин)
     +27.4 %
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 5.63 $
(2,025.64 Ft)
5.64 $
(612.35 Дин)
     +0.1 %
Apples (1 lb) 0.72 $
(257.27 Ft)
0.51 $
(55.21 Дин)
     -29.0 %
Banana (1 lb) 0.84 $
(301.22 Ft)
0.75 $
(81.40 Дин)
     -10.5 %
Oranges (1 lb) 0.89 $
(319.10 Ft)
0.79 $
(86.24 Дин)
     -10.5 %
Tomato (1 lb) 1.39 $
(499.77 Ft)
1.02 $
(111.22 Дин)
     -26.3 %
Potato (1 lb) 0.56 $
(201.84 Ft)
0.52 $
(56.18 Дин)
     -7.9 %
Onion (1 lb) 0.61 $
(220.73 Ft)
0.47 $
(51.54 Дин)
     -22.7 %
Lettuce (1 head) 1.45 $
(523.26 Ft)
0.83 $
(89.64 Дин)
     -43.3 %
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 0.50 $
(179.17 Ft)
0.62 $
(67.76 Дин)
     +25.2 %
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 5.56 $
(2,000.00 Ft)
6.44 $
(700.00 Дин)
     +15.9 %
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 1.11 $
(398.71 Ft)
0.76 $
(82.67 Дин)
     -31.4 %
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 1.49 $
(535.95 Ft)
1.34 $
(145.37 Дин)
     -10.2 %
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 6.12 $
(2,200.00 Ft)
3.87 $
(420.00 Дин)
     -36.8 %
Transportation
Budapest Edit Belgrade Edit
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 1.25 $
(450.00 Ft)
0.46 $
(50.00 Дин)
     -63.2 %
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 26.41 $
(9,500.00 Ft)
20.25 $
(2,200.00 Дин)
     -23.3 %
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 3.06 $
(1,100.00 Ft)
2.48 $
(270.00 Дин)
     -18.7 %
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 1.97 $
(708.11 Ft)
1.42 $
(154.50 Дин)
     -27.8 %
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 18.35 $
(6,600.00 Ft)
11.04 $
(1,200.00 Дин)
     -39.8 %
Gasoline (1 gallon) 6.63 $
(2,385.20 Ft)
6.79 $
(737.40 Дин)
     +2.3 %
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 30,582.58 $
(11,000,000.00 Ft)
28,273.23 $
(3,072,027.32 Дин)
     -7.6 %
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 28,020.13 $
(10,078,333.33 Ft)
25,671.86 $
(2,789,376.41 Дин)
     -8.4 %
Utilities (Monthly)
Budapest Edit Belgrade Edit
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 157.12 $
(56,514.65 Ft)
170.39 $
(18,513.58 Дин)
     +8.4 %
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 22.76 $
(8,186.00 Ft)
19.17 $
(2,082.93 Дин)
     -15.8 %
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 17.62 $
(6,339.30 Ft)
25.99 $
(2,824.31 Дин)
     +47.5 %
Sports And Leisure
Budapest Edit Belgrade Edit
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 50.50 $
(18,164.05 Ft)
35.87 $
(3,897.83 Дин)
     -29.0 %
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 15.25 $
(5,484.00 Ft)
16.49 $
(1,792.23 Дин)
     +8.2 %
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 7.92 $
(2,850.00 Ft)
6.90 $
(750.00 Дин)
     -12.9 %
Childcare
Budapest Edit Belgrade Edit
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 426.30 $
(153,333.33 Ft)
329.89 $
(35,844.49 Дин)
     -22.6 %
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 10,532.17 $
(3,788,229.99 Ft)
7,233.31 $
(785,934.78 Дин)
     -31.3 %
Clothing And Shoes
Budapest Edit Belgrade Edit
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 79.00 $
(28,413.72 Ft)
91.92 $
(9,987.15 Дин)
     +16.4 %
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 33.29 $
(11,974.36 Ft)
38.69 $
(4,203.95 Дин)
     +16.2 %
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 92.01 $
(33,093.02 Ft)
101.47 $
(11,025.56 Дин)
     +10.3 %
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 98.94 $
(35,588.25 Ft)
123.29 $
(13,396.24 Дин)
     +24.6 %
Rent Per Month
Budapest Edit Belgrade Edit
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 632.54 $
(227,514.17 Ft)
806.68 $
(87,649.78 Дин)
     +27.5 %
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 492.83 $
(177,263.77 Ft)
487.68 $
(52,989.28 Дин)
     -1.0 %
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 1,111.84 $
(399,909.68 Ft)
1,499.98 $
(162,980.51 Дин)
     +34.9 %
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 818.15 $
(294,272.77 Ft)
912.37 $
(99,133.32 Дин)
     +11.5 %
Buy Apartment Price
Budapest Edit Belgrade Edit
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 359.89 $
(129,446.12 Ft)
380.83 $
(41,379.34 Дин)
     +5.8 %
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 245.80 $
(88,408.39 Ft)
233.74 $
(25,397.24 Дин)
     -4.9 %
Salaries And Financing
Budapest Edit Belgrade Edit
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 1,177.83 $
(423,643.22 Ft)
859.83 $
(93,424.72 Дин)
     -27.0 %
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 8.96 6.82      -23.8 %
Last update: May 2024May 2024
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