Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Belgrade, Serbia

Belgrade vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 53.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 9.4% more in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 39.9% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 83.9% more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 58.9% less in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.3% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 28.1% more in Belgrade

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Belgrade are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Belgrade.

Belgrade vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belgrade instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥29.92	$10.99 RSD1,101	+163.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥39.90	$9.16 RSD918	+64.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.56	$2.33 RSD233	+369.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.22	$1.57 RSD157	+407.5%
Average			+251.1%

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pay 9.4% more for groceries

	Beijing	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.28	$0.87 RSD87	-39.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.38	$5.04 RSD505	-31.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.40	$4.98 RSD499	-30.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.46	$2.66 RSD266	+53.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.97	$3.13 RSD313	+104.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.58	$0.53 RSD53	-42.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.10	$0.80 RSD80	+12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.36	$0.74 RSD74	-17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.18	$1.05 RSD106	+80.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.64	$0.47 RSD47	+28.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.38	$0.39 RSD39	-16.3%
Average			+9.4%

Beijing vs. Belgrade - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.9% more for transportation

	Beijing	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.26	$6.87 RSD688	+57.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥239.40	$20.16 RSD2,019	-39.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥149,623.26	$28,106.99 RSD2,815,449	+34.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥32.92	$9.51 RSD953	+107.1%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 83.9% more for housing

	Beijing	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥95.22	$27.63 RSD2,767	+108.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,665.88	$840.53 RSD84,195	-9.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,530.10	$518.55 RSD51,943	+5.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥301.37	$139.51 RSD13,975	+231.9%
Average			+83.9%

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pay 58.9% less for childcare

	Beijing	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,473.15	$370.44 RSD37,107	-51.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥164,253.09	$7,747.69 RSD776,078	-66.2%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥7.98	$3.02 RSD303	+171.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥25.83	$2.45 RSD245	-32.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥24.94	$4.12 RSD413	+18.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥469.23	$36.53 RSD3,660	-44.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥59.85	$7.33 RSD734	-12.2%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 28.1% more for clothing

	Beijing	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥449.14	$97.71 RSD9,787	+55.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥248.65	$38.65 RSD3,872	+11.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥598.24	$107.09 RSD10,727	+28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥771.60	$125.83 RSD12,604	+16.9%
Average			+28.1%

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