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Sremska Mitrovica vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Sremska Mitrovica is 46.5% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Sremska Mitrovica
Groceries: pay 6.6% more in Sremska Mitrovica
Transportation: pay 76.0% more in Sremska Mitrovica
Housing: pay 57.9% more in Sremska Mitrovica
Childcare: pay 78.5% less in Sremska Mitrovica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% more in Sremska Mitrovica
Clothing: pay 39.6% more in Sremska Mitrovica

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

Sremska Mitrovica vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sremska Mitrovica instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Sremska Mitrovica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$7.98 RSD806	+89.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.84	$9.97 RSD1,007	+103.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.31	$2.19 RSD222	+357.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$1.36 RSD137	+341.6%
Average			+222.9%

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pay 6.6% more for groceries

	Beijing	Sremska Mitrovica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.77	$0.63 RSD64	-63.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.51	$3.24 RSD327	-56.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.81	$5.24 RSD529	-21.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.25	$2.70 RSD273	+52.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.56	$3.12 RSD315	+103.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.78	$0.59 RSD59	-40.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.31	$0.72 RSD73	-6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.52	$0.68 RSD69	-15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.15	$0.81 RSD82	+35.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$0.52 RSD52	+48.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$0.56 RSD57	+36.2%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 76.0% more for transportation

	Beijing	Sremska Mitrovica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.04	$6.85 RSD692	+62.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.56	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$30,957.41 RSD3M	+69.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.91	$9.05 RSD914	+95.5%
Average			+76.0%

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pay 57.9% more for housing

	Beijing	Sremska Mitrovica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.18	$24.92 RSD2,518	+92.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,450.12	$299.06 RSD30,217	-68.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,478.79	$249.22 RSD25,181	-50.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.81	$140.47 RSD14,193	+257.7%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 78.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Sremska Mitrovica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,902.00	$182.32 RSD18,422	-74.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	$3,987.52 RSD403K	-82.8%
Average			-78.5%

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pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Sremska Mitrovica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.74	$2.49 RSD252	+122.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.02	$1.79 RSD181	-38.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$4.49 RSD453	+6.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.88	$24.92 RSD2,518	-56.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.01	$5.88 RSD594	-30.1%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 39.6% more for clothing

	Beijing	Sremska Mitrovica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥429.67	$63.55 RSD6,421	+2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.86	$68.54 RSD6,925	+88.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥563.75	$124.61 RSD12,591	+52.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥727.82	$122.12 RSD12,339	+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: March 2026

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