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Sombor vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Sombor is 25.6% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Sombor
Groceries: pay 4.2% less in Sombor
Transportation: pay 44.6% more in Sombor
Housing: pay 21.3% more in Sombor
Childcare: pay 78.5% less in Sombor
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% less in Sombor
Clothing: pay 5.9% less in Sombor

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

Sombor vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Sombor
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	$7.98 RSD798	+62.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.99 RSD199	+315.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$1.36 RSD136	+341.6%
Average			+202.3%

Beijing vs. Sombor - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.2% less for groceries

	Beijing	Sombor
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	$4.83 RSD483	-27.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$2.19 RSD219	+23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$3.09 RSD309	+101.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$0.50 RSD50	-49.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.86 RSD86	+11.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$0.72 RSD72	-9.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$0.88 RSD88	+46.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.32 RSD32	-9.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.27 RSD27	-34.2%
Average			-4.2%

Beijing vs. Sombor - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.6% more for transportation

	Beijing	Sombor
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$6.79 RSD679	+61.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$39.88 RSD3,988	+26.4%
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	$5.58 RSD558	+20.7%
Average			+44.6%

Beijing vs. Sombor - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.3% more for housing

	Beijing	Sombor
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$16.95 RSD1,695	+31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$232.46 RSD23,247	-75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$191.81 RSD19,182	-62.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$114.35 RSD11,435	+191.2%
Average			+21.3%

Beijing vs. Sombor - Cost of housing

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pay 78.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Sombor
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 0.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Sombor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$2.24 RSD224	+100.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$2.06 RSD206	-29.0%
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	$36.88 RSD3,688	-36.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$4.67 RSD467	-44.4%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 5.9% less for clothing

	Beijing	Sombor
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	$29.91 RSD2,991	-17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$79.75 RSD7,975	-2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$99.69 RSD9,969	-5.5%
Average			-5.9%

Beijing vs. Sombor - Cost of clothing

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