Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 38.5% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 56.2% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.31
RSD1,022
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.73
RSD848
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
RSD211
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
RSD145
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
RSD489
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
RSD617
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
RSD280
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
RSD351
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
RSD92
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD83
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD87
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RSD37
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
RSD722
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.48
RSD3,347
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,973.40
RSD2,852,045
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
RSD1,041
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 6.2% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.25
RSD2,882
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$804.75
RSD88,367
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.56
RSD58,588
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.34
RSD13,653
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.79
RSD33,907
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.61
RSD750,045
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 46.6% more for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
RSD256
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
RSD220
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
RSD419
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.87
RSD3,499
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
RSD715
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Belgrade
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
RSD8,962
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.64
RSD3,803
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.50
RSD10,377
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.63
RSD12,917
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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