Cost of living comparison

China

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Serbia

Pancevo vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Pancevo is 45.6% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Pancevo
Groceries: pay 9.7% more in Pancevo
Transportation: pay 74.2% more in Pancevo
Housing: pay 57.0% more in Pancevo
Childcare: pay 58.3% less in Pancevo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% more in Pancevo
Clothing: pay 20.6% more in Pancevo

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

Pancevo vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Pancevo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥28.47	$7.48 RSD765	+77.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.22	$9.97 RSD1,020	+103.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.25	$1.94 RSD198	+303.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.08	$1.32 RSD135	+329.7%
Average			+203.6%

Beijing vs. Pancevo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.7% more for groceries

	Beijing	Pancevo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.55	$0.83 RSD85	-51.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥50.56	$5.23 RSD535	-29.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥44.96	$5.35 RSD547	-19.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.03	$2.41 RSD247	+35.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.37	$3.49 RSD358	+128.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.65	$0.54 RSD55	-45.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.21	$0.82 RSD84	+6.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.42	$0.84 RSD86	+5.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.08	$0.84 RSD86	+39.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.36	$0.47 RSD48	+34.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.79	$0.43 RSD44	+4.1%
Average			+9.7%

Beijing vs. Pancevo - Cost of groceries

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pay 74.2% more for transportation

	Beijing	Pancevo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥28.51	$6.82 RSD697	+61.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥213.54	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥123K	$30,957.41 RSD3M	+69.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.32	$8.82 RSD903	+90.7%
Average			+74.2%

Beijing vs. Pancevo - Cost of transportation

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pay 57.0% more for housing

	Beijing	Pancevo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥87.54	$26.58 RSD2,720	+105.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,331.16	$494.29 RSD50,569	-47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,414.63	$349.95 RSD35,802	-30.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥265.81	$117.74 RSD12,046	+199.9%
Average			+57.0%

Beijing vs. Pancevo - Cost of housing

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pay 58.3% less for childcare

	Beijing	Pancevo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,811.59	$299.06 RSD30,596	-57.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥157K	$9,570.04 RSD979K	-58.8%
Average			-58.3%

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pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Pancevo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.59	$2.49 RSD255	+122.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥19.65	$1.97 RSD202	-32.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.47	$4.59 RSD469	+9.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥391.53	$44.86 RSD4,589	-22.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥56.94	$7.23 RSD739	-14.1%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 20.6% more for clothing

	Beijing	Pancevo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥421.74	$92.07 RSD9,419	+47.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥246.23	$42.99 RSD4,398	+18.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥553.35	$96.97 RSD9,920	+18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥714.40	$103.05 RSD10,543	-2.3%
Average			+20.6%

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