Belgrade vs Bucharest: cost of living for digital nomads

Belgrade, Serbia and Bucharest, Romania, line by line from the catalogue: what a month costs, rent, food, coworking, safety and internet. Every figure links back to its source on the city page.

The short version

  • Belgrade is about 7% cheaper than Bucharest for a month of nomad living ($1,300 vs $1,400).
  • Rent is the biggest gap: $600 in Belgrade against $650 in Bucharest.
  • Both score 8/10 on safety.
  • Internet is faster in Bucharest: 300 Mbps typical against 100 Mbps.
  • Belgrade is temperate; Bucharest is continental.

Belgrade wins 4 of the measured lines; Bucharest wins 1.

LineBelgradeBucharest
Monthly total (USD)$1,300$1,400
Rent$600$650
Food$360$380
Transport$35$35
Coworking$100$110
Safety (out of 10)8/108/10
Internet (Mbps)100300
Climatetemperatecontinental
City sizemetrometro
Settinginlandinland
Nomad score (out of 10)8/108/10

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Costs are typical monthly figures for one person in USD, from the sources named on each city page; safety and internet are the catalogue's own ratings. Check the city pages for the dates each was last verified.