Cost of living comparison

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Pancevo vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Pancevo is 27.7% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Pancevo
Groceries: pay 1.2% more in Pancevo
Transportation: pay 50.2% more in Pancevo
Housing: pay 38.2% more in Pancevo
Childcare: pay 65.1% less in Pancevo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% more in Pancevo
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in Pancevo

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

Pancevo vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Pancevo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.56	$6.87 RSD780	+64.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.75	$8.84 RSD1,003	+58.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.63	$1.59 RSD180	+219.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.26	$1.19 RSD135	+285.3%
Average			+157.1%

Beijing vs. Pancevo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.2% more for groceries

	Beijing	Pancevo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.50	$0.76 RSD87	-46.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.49	$4.81 RSD546	-34.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.49	$4.98 RSD565	-30.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.72	$2.29 RSD260	+32.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.21	$3.13 RSD355	+104.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.72	$0.48 RSD55	-47.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.21	$0.77 RSD88	+8.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.49	$0.74 RSD84	-17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.27	$0.77 RSD87	+31.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.70	$0.47 RSD54	+28.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.45	$0.39 RSD45	-16.2%
Average			+1.2%

Beijing vs. Pancevo - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.2% more for transportation

	Beijing	Pancevo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.92	$6.07 RSD689	+39.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥244.47	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥152,796.87	$28,106.99 RSD3,189,422	+34.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.62	$8.11 RSD920	+76.6%
Average			+50.2%

Beijing vs. Pancevo - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.2% more for housing

	Beijing	Pancevo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥97.24	$24.43 RSD2,772	+83.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,807.27	$453.76 RSD51,491	-51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,604.97	$321.24 RSD36,452	-34.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥307.76	$107.16 RSD12,160	+154.9%
Average			+38.2%

Beijing vs. Pancevo - Cost of housing

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pay 65.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Pancevo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,589.24	$274.84 RSD31,188	-64.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥167,737.01	$7,747.69 RSD879,164	-66.2%
Average			-65.1%

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pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Pancevo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.15	$2.18 RSD247	+95.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.38	$1.64 RSD186	-54.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.47	$4.12 RSD468	+18.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥479.18	$41.23 RSD4,678	-37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥61.12	$6.64 RSD754	-20.4%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Beijing	Pancevo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥458.67	$93.52 RSD10,612	+49.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥253.93	$37.79 RSD4,288	+8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥610.93	$91.61 RSD10,396	+9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥787.96	$85.00 RSD9,645	-21.0%
Average			+11.8%

Beijing vs. Pancevo - Cost of clothing

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