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Kragujevac vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Kragujevac is 49.6% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Kragujevac
Groceries: pay 15.0% more in Kragujevac
Transportation: pay 55.8% more in Kragujevac
Housing: pay 81.8% more in Kragujevac
Childcare: pay 78.5% less in Kragujevac
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% more in Kragujevac
Clothing: pay 39.6% more in Kragujevac

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

Kragujevac vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Kragujevac
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$7.98 RSD798	+89.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$9.97 RSD997	+103.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$2.30 RSD230	+379.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$1.36 RSD136	+341.6%
Average			+228.4%

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pay 15.0% more for groceries

	Beijing	Kragujevac
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$0.63 RSD63	-63.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$4.74 RSD474	-36.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$5.24 RSD524	-21.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$2.70 RSD270	+52.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$3.12 RSD312	+103.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$0.60 RSD60	-38.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.87 RSD87	+12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$0.79 RSD79	-1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$1.04 RSD104	+73.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.52 RSD52	+48.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.56 RSD56	+36.2%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 55.8% more for transportation

	Beijing	Kragujevac
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$6.86 RSD686	+62.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$29.91 RSD2,991	-5.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$30,957.41 RSD3,095,865	+69.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$9.05 RSD905	+95.5%
Average			+55.8%

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pay 81.8% more for housing

	Beijing	Kragujevac
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$33.75 RSD3,376	+161.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$419.76 RSD41,978	-55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$320.05 RSD32,006	-36.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$140.47 RSD14,047	+257.7%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 78.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Kragujevac
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$182.32 RSD18,233	-74.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$3,987.52 RSD398,768	-82.8%
Average			-78.5%

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pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Kragujevac
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$2.49 RSD249	+122.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$2.08 RSD208	-28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$4.49 RSD449	+6.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$31.19 RSD3,119	-46.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$5.88 RSD588	-30.1%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 39.6% more for clothing

	Beijing	Kragujevac
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$63.55 RSD6,355	+2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$68.54 RSD6,854	+88.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$124.61 RSD12,461	+52.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$122.12 RSD12,212	+15.7%
Average			+39.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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