Cost of Living in Zrenjanin, 🇷🇸 Serbia - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Nov 6, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 2 3 4 $871 $281 $393 $202 $48

Utilities 23 24 25 — $101 $159 $80 —

Internet & Mobile 5 6 7 $21 $51 $61 $51 $1

Groceries 10 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 $214 $112 $331 $97 $2

Transportation 8 9 $70 $48 $75 $26 $7

Dining Out 10 11 $353 $110 $123 $37 $25

Leisure Activities 12 13 31 $42 $35 $64 $26 $16

Health Insurance 36 37 38 $67 $14 $60 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 39 — $19 $38 — —

Total $1,638 $771 $1,304 $519 $101

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 3 $280.81 $191 – $393 per month

Coworking Space 30 $229.57 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 4 $870.50 $794 – $1,152 per month

Coliving Space 2 3 $202.18 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $2.16 per cup

Beer 10 $3.15 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 10 $5.26 per meal

Fast Food Combo 10 $9.56 per meal

Apples 20 $0.96 per kg

Bread 16 $0.77 per loaf

Milk 15 $1.53 per liter

Rice 17 $2.41 per kg

Chicken Fillets 18 $9.51 per kg

Beef 19 $10.10 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 22 $6.69 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 10 11 $25.73 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 21 $0.48 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 9 $2.39 per trip

Taxi per km 9 $0.62 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 8 $26.31 per month

Gasoline 26 $1.98 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 9 $5.50 per trip

Scooter Rental 32 $68.87 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $9.09 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 $42.37 per month

Gym Membership 13 $19.13 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 31 $9.57 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $6.70 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 12 $6.50 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 28 $23.90 per pair

Summer Dress 29 $19.12 per dress

Running Shoes 27 $62.17 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 14 $9.57 per visit

Laundry 34 $0.84 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 33 $19.13 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 35 $13.39 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 6, 2026
Last changed: Nov 14, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 104.5418 RSD on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Novi Sad, Kragujevac, Niš

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 836.25 870.5
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 319.74 280.81
- Apples 1.08 0.96
- Beef 14.27 10.1
- Beer 2.75 3.15
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- Bread 0.74 0.77
- Chicken Fillets 8.66 9.51
- Cinema Ticket 6.39 6.5
- Coliving Space 541.1 202.18
- Coworking Space 139.7 229.57
- Dining Out local 63.95, nomad 511.59, expat 216.44, family 344.34, tourist 44.27 local 37.29, nomad 353.01, expat 110.43, family 123.4, tourist 24.68
- Doctor Visit (GP) 37.39 19.13
- Fast Food Combo 9.35 9.56
- Gasoline 2.02 1.98
- Groceries local 275.47, nomad 118.06, expat 334.5, family 708.35, tourist 7.87 local 97.23, nomad 213.9, expat 111.81, family 330.57, tourist 2.2
- Gym Membership 34.43 19.13
- Haircut 11.81 9.57
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 80.67, expat 59.03, family 137.74, tourist 2.46 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 13.66, family 59.78, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 231.2, nomad 570.62, expat 344.34, family 541.1, tourist 54.11 local 202.18, nomad 870.5, expat 280.81, family 393.13, tourist 48.3
- Internet & Mobile local 31.48, nomad 63.95, expat 47.22, family 73.79, tourist 2.95 local 51.45, nomad 20.57, family 60.54, tourist 1.34
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 33.45 42.37
- Jeans 73.79 23.9
- Laundry 5.9 0.84
- Leisure Activities local 39.35, nomad 147.57, expat 118.06, family 196.76, tourist 14.76 local 25.64, nomad 41.71, expat 35.2, family 64.28, tourist 16.07
- Meal (Inexpensive) 8.36 5.26
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 44.27 25.73
- Milk 1.62 1.53
- Mobile Plan 21.64 9.09
- Monthly Transport Pass 30.5 26.31
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.36 13.39
- Rice 2.07 2.41
- Ride-hailing (5km) 6.39 5.5
- Running Shoes 103.3 62.17
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8.85 6.7
- Scooter Rental 17.71 68.87
- Summer Dress 41.32 19.12
- Taxi Start 1.48 2.39
- Taxi per km 0.98 0.62
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.77 9.57
- Transportation local 27.55, nomad 54.11, expat 83.63, family 177.09, tourist 11.81 local 26.31, nomad 70.31, expat 48.31, family 74.61, tourist 7.41
- Utilities local 118.06, nomad 142.65, expat 152.49, family 216.44, tourist 0 local 80.29, nomad 0, expat 101.49, family 159.2, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 44.27, expat 34.43, family 78.71 local 0, expat 19.04, family 38.07
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.69 0.48
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.85 6.69
Jeans and Summer Dress moved to the Takko Serbia chain price list after the H&M product pages began refusing automated readers; Tennis Court (Weekend) moved to the live Pančevo court price list after the earlier Novi Sad article stopped rendering its rate (takko.com, takko.com, popcourt.rs)

Zrenjanin cost of living