Cost of Living in Belgrade

just to add to my previous comment..2k includes 2 kids birthday a year, winter nad summer vacation, dentist, you need to buy new phone sometime, I need good clothing for job, weekend are dining out, modest during worl week, and so on... this is price for middle class life all inclusive, few Ks saving a year.

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#mohamed
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#Yousuf
yeah, 100k should be enough for 10 days, no problem.

Belgrade is really not that expensive if you have an average European salary. Problem is, most of the residents don't - average net salary is ~500e, maybe even lower.

I don't know about the "living like a god" part, though. My current salary is ~1850e; and yeah, it's true, i can save like 900e per month, no problem. But that's because I really don't have anything to spend it on. There is only so much that you can do in this city, it gets boring rather quickly. City is not that great, it's dirty and people are mean, rude and frustrated (unless you are a stranger, they have a fetish for strangers for some reason). People is Hamburg, where I lived before, are much friendlier, but the city is more expensive.

How much would my total expense in serbia be for 10 days of visit? Is 100,000 dinars enough or do i need more? I this includes just my expense excluding my residence. Just whoring around and weed with food. Anyone please?

I was wondering...How much does it costs to buy an apartment or a single family house in Belgrade?
Is it easy to buy if you are a tourist in Belgrade?

#FX27

I recomendate you to rent an apartment in part of Belgrade called Vidikovac.It's nice part of town with many trees, parks, resturants, caffe...It has bus lines: 23 - each 4 min, 53 - each 6 min, 89 each 10 min.And near Vidikovac stop bus 37 which goes each 6-7 min, I think that 37 go near Viline Vode.For 200 euros per month, you can rent a 90 square meters apartment in Vidikovac ( renovated ).In Vidikovac, you can rent a flat 37 sq. meters 150 euros.Bus 37 need 35 min from Vidikovac to Viline Vode.But if you want to be near city, you should try to find a flat on Banovo Brdo.It's great too, and it has over 10 bus lines + tramway lines.Its 15 min from Trg Republike with bus.On Banovo Brdo, you can rent a flat 42 sq. meters ( luxury ) 200 euros.

is a base salary of 1000eur net plus bonus(cca 500eur)enough to live in BG, I am single?

#optimist Definitely, I'm living on less than 67000 dinars a month in the center of the city. 700 euros is 86392 dinars

filip i am renting an apartment in stari grad for 180 euros a month

#Filip that's for a luxury/huge apartment. If you're paying over 200 euros for an apartment as a single person in Belgrade you're paying for space you don't need or you're getting scammed. Search on serbian listings for apartments and you'll find decent one person apartments in stari grad/novi beograd for 200 euros or under.

#Marko gives a HUGE overestimation

Unless you're getting ripped off or renting a luxury apartment rent will be around 150-200 euros in the center, depending on your needs. A single room apartment (which is all you're going to need unless you plan on staying in it for a majority of the time) in the center will be around 170 eur. Bills will be 50-100 eur depending on the size of the apartment.

300 eur for food is ridiculous unless you're exclusively eating out every day. Most expats/foreigners spend maybe 4-5 euros a day on food and that's with eating the more pricey food. Maybe 180 eur with a few nights of eating out.

300 euros for other expenses is way too high unless you want a car, which you definitely won't need in Belgrade.

This is all outdated. I checked srbija-nekretnine.org for real estate in serbia, also average salary on national bureau and prices of flats decreased a little bit, while the cost of food increased.

-rent and bills 350 eur a month

-food 300 eur a month

-300 eur for other expenses

With 1k you will live like a king, and would not have to worry about anything...

You'll be fine here with 700 euros a month. You can live like a king with 900 or more a month. Any non luxury apartment is going to be around 150-200 euros a month and garsonjeras (single room apartments, perfect for if you're single and don't plan on staying in it too much, or just plain don't mind it like me) will usually be 130-170 euros a month. Utilities vary a lot but are between 50 euros for the garsonjeras to 100-200 for bigger apartments. On average you'll be spending around 310 euros on utilities/rent if you don't rent a garsonjera. Although I was there during winter of 2015-2016, so my utilities were higher due to heating costs.

$3-4/day food budget is all you need if you don't eat out much and eat healthy. Produce is LAUGHABLY cheap in Belgrade. Like, you could probably feed a family of 4-5 WELL on $10/day if you aren't too picky with your veggies and meat. Contrary to at least the U.S. (and probably much of the western world), snacks and fast food are much more expensive than healthy home meals. For the same price as two snickers (around 80 din) I could buy a meal worth of fresh veggies.

I spent around $700/mo while I was in Belgrade and I was constantly ordering out/going out for coffee and buying gifts for my girlfriend and taking taxis. I never went hungry (well, except when the stores and restaurants were all closed because of holidays, but that wasn't a money issue!) and I lived a very comfortable life there. My costs went like:

-Food (non take out): 17% of budget
-Taxi: 5% of budget
-Rent and utilities: 43%
-Take out/entertainment/gifts/etc (luxuries): 35%

People generally don't have a problem over there living with $500/mo salaries, but for western quality of life I'd recommend $650-700. You don't need a car because the bus transportation system is pretty good for getting around the city. It's cheap but barely anyone pays for it anyway, if you're not taking a very popular line it's unlikely patrol would even get on. But patrol doesn't seem to like to card foreigners anyway, I always get ignored by them because I'm obviously an American.

Anyone telling you that you need more than $700 to have a good life here is either spoiled or is not living alone. Just stay clear of the luxury apartments those prices are ridiculous.

#Luis

With 1000€ montly in Belgrade you can live like a God

@#fatma
for food and night life is enough about 1500/1800 eur

@Pierre, depends on the lifestyle you are used to.
1400 euros is enough for normal life, with a car.

Minimum salary by law in Serbia is around 180 eur per month, so 30 eur per month is not possible according to local laws.

Veg food is pretty cheap in Belgrade, in markets 1kg of frozen vegetables is around 1.5€, fresh vegetables on open markets is even cheaper than that. Fruits are from 0.5€ apple on open market to 1.2€ bananas on markets.
3 bad apartmant is from 250-500e depending on location, but 500e are lux or in very centre... So with 1500€ monthly in Belgrade you have no worries, it is 3.5 average salaries and 8 minimum salaries... Even with 1000€ you can have a good life in Belgrade.

You can stay in very nice apartments in the centre of the city for about 50 euros a day, that price being shared among 3-4 people comes down to 15 euro per person per day. Check teese links: http://skyapartmani.com/ , http://www.apartmani-beograd.rs/

Belville is just a little bether than the average, but here are quality ones

http://www.lux-apartments.com/rentapartments/

My partner and i are considering to move there for work for 2-3 years from west Europe. Are new high quality fully furnished apartments available for rent? What are the rents lIke these days in a good area which is quiet yet not far from the centre? Which areas are recommended? How much would a decent second hand car cost?

I think Belgrade is a VERY expensive city, like a dinner for two would be about $50, that's same as Miami Beach...BUT...you get to eat better food, and drink better beer and wine for a more affordable price. Food in grocery stores is also VERY expensive, gas too, but it's really good quality gas, like 97 octane, not this garbage we have back in the States. Rents are cheaper for sure, and otherwise it's a really nice, but somewhat expensive place to visit. I was *really* surprised and shocked, quite frankly, with Belgrade prices. I guess it has to do with the demand because it's also a huge city, population and size wise, so...demand and supply, I guess. Has a certain NYC je ne sais quois grime, too - without the nasty NYC smell, but...Belgrade's a trip! ;)

#Marios
If you rent in city center one room flat it's about 220/250 euros plus about 120 euros for heating,electricity,water,internet... etc in other part of Belgrade you can rent one room flat for 140/180 euros plus about 120 euros for heating,electricity,water,internet

About short time rent for travelers. You should check this one, www.airbnb.com, and search Belgrade. There is enough apartmens for everyone. Welecome :)

decent small apartment in Belvil (50 to 60 m2) with the garage and with maintenance, heating, electricity is 500-600 euros a month, you also have a kindergarden, shopping mall in the same block.

Food prices I think are the same as where you come from, clothes, diesel, etc all is the same price as in EU nations.

You will probably have paid social insurance and health insurance, though I prefer to go to the private doctors.

Lunch, dinner in a normal restaurant (italian) fish, soup, is around 10 euros, and in some more expensive (not bether at all) is 20 euros.
Going out at night is cheap too, you have clubs-boats on Danube and Sava rivers,(splavovi) where I usually don't go out etc...

Some cars are less expencive than in Germany, bmw (for example), but also audi, so you can get a pretty good deal, even making a deal with the price, so it can be even less money.

Hii guys..... I'll come to belgrade in october on exchange bet my University and the university of belgrade...... I will stay 1 month wanna know hw much I come with me in Euro plz..... btw I love shopping and i wanna do tandem

Hello everyone! i'm planing to spend Christmas and the new year (2014)in Belgrade,and this is my first visite,so if there anyone may help by describing where can i find an appartment for 1 person for 17 days,what prices there?how much money will be anafe for 17 days night parties, any replay will be appreciate! thanks

hello, I received a job offer in Belgrad and i do not have any idea how i should ask regarding the salary expectation. So i need some help please :) What is the minimum salary to be accepted? In order to be able to rent a decent studio and eat real food :) Thanks

veger,

If you want to live as your imagination picture it, then 800 euros is nothing as well. 500 euros is enough for living, unless you want to rent aprt in center with 2 bedrooms. Since you are student, 1 bedroom aprt (25m2) is enough for you. Consider the fact that most family in BGD are 4 members, and 60% of them live with income, joint (husband and wife), no higher then 800 euros. Let's say a 1000 euros, so per person there's only 250 euros comparing to yours 500 euros. Such aprt 25m2 you can rent for 120-150 euros, rest of it is for you. Of course, you will not party every Friday, weekend, etc... otherwise you'll need entire father's monthly income.:)))