Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 29.6% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Serbia instead of China, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
China
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.67
|
$6.66
RSD719
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥36.99
|
$7.11
RSD767
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$1.39
RSD150
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.12
|
$1.04
RSD112
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
|
China
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.72
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥42.60
|
$3.27
RSD353
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥51.00
|
$4.58
RSD494
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.75
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.22
|
$2.77
RSD299
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.43
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.71
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.75
|
$0.79
RSD85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.34
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.92
|
$0.35
RSD37
|
|
pay 43.0% more for transportation
|
China
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥31.67
|
$6.36
RSD686
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥158.42
|
$26.61
RSD2,872
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥139,558.89
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,878,508
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥27.85
|
$6.78
RSD731
|
|
pay 61.4% more for housing
|
China
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥85.90
|
$21.79
RSD2,352
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,391.77
|
$289.12
RSD31,201
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,488.36
|
$208.18
RSD22,466
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥283.33
|
$111.12
RSD11,991
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
|
China
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,441.77
|
$219.93
RSD23,733
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥128,516.18
|
$5,902.44
RSD636,962
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.68
|
$1.96
RSD212
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥22.82
|
$1.54
RSD166
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥22.92
|
$3.59
RSD388
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥299.63
|
$24.04
RSD2,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥42.79
|
$4.51
RSD487
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
|
China
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥347.18
|
$63.85
RSD6,890
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥223.42
|
$34.98
RSD3,775
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥524.10
|
$88.04
RSD9,500
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥547.21
|
$94.98
RSD10,250
|
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