Cost of living comparison
China is 48.0% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in China instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.04
RSD528
|
$3.66
CN¥24.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
RSD454
|
$5.31
CN¥36.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RSD125
|
$0.50
CN¥3.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RSD84
|
$0.32
CN¥2.15
|
|
pay 83.9% more for groceries
Serbia
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
RSD51
|
$1.71
CN¥11.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
RSD254
|
$6.26
CN¥42.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
RSD325
|
$7.30
CN¥49.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
RSD166
|
$1.82
CN¥12.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
RSD216
|
$1.86
CN¥12.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
RSD35
|
$0.84
CN¥5.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
RSD54
|
$0.62
CN¥4.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
RSD52
|
$0.80
CN¥5.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
RSD64
|
$0.59
CN¥4.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
RSD27
|
$0.38
CN¥2.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RSD23
|
$0.42
CN¥2.86
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
Serbia
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RSD583
|
$4.66
CN¥31.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.67
RSD2,583
|
$18.54
CN¥125.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,491.10
RSD2,145,501
|
$21,479.37
CN¥145,681.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RSD609
|
$4.28
CN¥29.05
|
|
pay 29.5% more for housing
Serbia
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.82
RSD1,866
|
$14.10
CN¥95.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$201.47
RSD21,094
|
$439.74
CN¥2,982.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.17
RSD14,153
|
$244.66
CN¥1,659.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.77
RSD10,551
|
$39.96
CN¥271.01
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$151.31
RSD15,843
|
$422.78
CN¥2,867.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.60
RSD726,918
|
$18,175.98
CN¥123,276.75
|
|
pay 74.1% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
China
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
RSD175
|
$1.11
CN¥7.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD136
|
$3.73
CN¥25.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.16
RSD331
|
$3.30
CN¥22.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.77
RSD2,070
|
$47.13
CN¥319.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
RSD388
|
$6.47
CN¥43.85
|
|
pay 24.2% more for clothing
Serbia
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.03
RSD5,134
|
$57.76
CN¥391.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
RSD2,448
|
$34.91
CN¥236.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.90
RSD7,423
|
$85.04
CN¥576.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.21
RSD8,189
|
$85.98
CN¥583.15
|
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