Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 15.8% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.22
RSD1,103
|
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
RSD1,003
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
RSD255
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD172
|
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
RSD88
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD544
|
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
RSD553
|
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
RSD297
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
RSD353
|
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
RSD82
|
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD87
|
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD51
|
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
RSD740
|
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.45
RSD2,206
|
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,545.65
RSD3,080,507
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.65
RSD1,041
|
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.07
RSD2,813
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$819.25
RSD88,409
|
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.43
RSD53,140
|
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
RSD14,292
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.95
RSD35,823
|
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,304.25
RSD788,239
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
|
pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
RSD301
|
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
RSD262
|
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
RSD421
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.23
RSD3,909
|
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
RSD752
|
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
RSD10,016
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.07
RSD4,216
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.47
RSD11,058
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.50
RSD13,435
|
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
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