Cost of living comparison
China is 13.3% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in China instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD729
|
$3.04
CN¥22.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
$5.19
CN¥37.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD152
|
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD114
|
$0.30
CN¥2.16
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
Serbia
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$1.65
CN¥11.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD357
|
$5.98
CN¥43.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD501
|
$7.16
CN¥51.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
$1.65
CN¥11.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD303
|
$1.58
CN¥11.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.76
CN¥5.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD78
|
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD74
|
$0.66
CN¥4.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD87
|
$0.53
CN¥3.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD42
|
$0.33
CN¥2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.41
CN¥2.97
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
Serbia
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD695
|
$4.45
CN¥32.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,910
|
$22.24
CN¥161.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,917,022
|
$19,593.81
CN¥142,149.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD741
|
$3.91
CN¥28.36
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
Serbia
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,383
|
$12.06
CN¥87.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,618
|
$335.80
CN¥2,436.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,766
|
$208.96
CN¥1,515.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,152
|
$39.78
CN¥288.59
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD24,051
|
$483.22
CN¥3,505.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD645,485
|
$18,043.44
CN¥130,901.52
|
|
pay 32.1% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
China
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD215
|
$1.08
CN¥7.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD169
|
$3.20
CN¥23.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
$3.22
CN¥23.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,629
|
$42.07
CN¥305.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD493
|
$6.01
CN¥43.59
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Serbia
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,982
|
$48.74
CN¥353.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,825
|
$31.37
CN¥227.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,627
|
$73.58
CN¥533.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,387
|
$76.83
CN¥557.36
|
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