Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 6.5% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,220
|
$4.17
CN¥30.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,017
|
$5.57
CN¥40.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD258
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD174
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD97
|
$1.43
CN¥10.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD560
|
$7.31
CN¥52.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD552
|
$7.17
CN¥51.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD295
|
$1.74
CN¥12.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD347
|
$1.53
CN¥11.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD58
|
$0.92
CN¥6.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD89
|
$0.71
CN¥5.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD82
|
$0.89
CN¥6.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD117
|
$0.58
CN¥4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD53
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD762
|
$4.36
CN¥31.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,237
|
$33.40
CN¥241.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,119,127
|
$20,872.18
CN¥150,958.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,055
|
$4.59
CN¥33.21
|
|
pay 29.1% less for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,066
|
$13.28
CN¥96.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD93,276
|
$929.88
CN¥6,725.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD57,546
|
$492.44
CN¥3,561.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,482
|
$42.04
CN¥304.06
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD41,109
|
$763.49
CN¥5,521.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD859,787
|
$22,913.01
CN¥165,718.37
|
|
pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD336
|
$1.11
CN¥8.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD272
|
$3.60
CN¥26.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD458
|
$3.48
CN¥25.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,054
|
$65.46
CN¥473.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD813
|
$8.35
CN¥60.38
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,843
|
$62.65
CN¥453.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,289
|
$34.69
CN¥250.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD11,884
|
$83.45
CN¥603.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD13,963
|
$107.64
CN¥778.48
|
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