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
RSD1,112
|
$4.15
CN¥30.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
RSD1,011
|
$5.54
CN¥40.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
RSD257
|
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD174
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
RSD89
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD548
|
$6.83
CN¥49.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
RSD558
|
$7.46
CN¥53.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
RSD299
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
RSD356
|
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
RSD82
|
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD87
|
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
RSD113
|
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD51
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
RSD746
|
$4.35
CN¥31.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.45
RSD2,224
|
$34.62
CN¥250.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,545.65
RSD3,104,311
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,126.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.65
RSD1,049
|
$4.68
CN¥33.83
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.07
RSD2,835
|
$13.59
CN¥98.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$819.25
RSD89,093
|
$969.73
CN¥7,007.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.43
RSD53,551
|
$561.86
CN¥4,060.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
RSD14,402
|
$42.17
CN¥304.75
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.95
RSD36,100
|
$836.50
CN¥6,045.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,304.25
RSD794,330
|
$25,256.69
CN¥182,522.49
|
|
pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$1.38
CN¥10.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
RSD264
|
$3.73
CN¥26.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
RSD424
|
$3.46
CN¥25.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.23
RSD3,939
|
$62.16
CN¥449.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
RSD758
|
$8.31
CN¥60.05
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
RSD10,094
|
$65.57
CN¥473.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.07
RSD4,249
|
$35.21
CN¥254.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.47
RSD11,143
|
$85.31
CN¥616.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.50
RSD13,539
|
$112.58
CN¥813.60
|
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