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Serbia vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 18.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 1.3% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 25.7% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 33.1% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 72.7% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 5.6% more in Serbia

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, and clothing in Serbia are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Serbia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.46	$7.13 RSD734	+70.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.61	$7.64 RSD787	+37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.62	$1.60 RSD165	+223.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.26	$1.16 RSD119	+273.7%
Average			+151.2%

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pay 1.3% less for groceries

	Beijing	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.46	$0.70 RSD72	-51.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.31	$3.97 RSD409	-45.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.31	$4.84 RSD498	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.68	$2.39 RSD246	+37.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.17	$2.93 RSD302	+91.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.69	$0.48 RSD49	-47.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.19	$0.75 RSD78	+6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.47	$0.64 RSD66	-27.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.25	$0.81 RSD84	+39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.69	$0.46 RSD47	+24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.44	$0.43 RSD45	-7.9%
Average			-1.3%

Beijing vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.7% more for transportation

	Beijing	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.81	$6.22 RSD641	+42.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥243.65	$23.52 RSD2,422	-29.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥152,279.24	$28,112.26 RSD2,894,691	+34.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.50	$7.11 RSD732	+54.8%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 33.1% more for housing

	Beijing	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥96.91	$23.16 RSD2,385	+74.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,784.20	$353.21 RSD36,370	-62.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,592.76	$242.83 RSD25,004	-50.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥306.72	$113.86 RSD11,724	+170.8%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 72.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,570.30	$238.41 RSD24,549	-68.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥167,168.77	$5,379.39 RSD553,911	-76.5%
Average			-72.7%

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pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.12	$2.03 RSD209	+82.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.29	$1.68 RSD173	-53.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.38	$3.80 RSD391	+9.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥477.56	$25.78 RSD2,654	-60.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.91	$4.53 RSD466	-45.8%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 5.6% more for clothing

	Beijing	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥457.11	$73.17 RSD7,534	+16.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥253.07	$35.45 RSD3,651	+2.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥608.86	$92.31 RSD9,505	+10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥785.29	$99.77 RSD10,273	-7.3%
Average			+5.6%

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