Beijing vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$2881
🏠 One person rent	$596	$646
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$1162
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$84.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$936
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	50
😀 Quality of life	77	70
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.2M

The cost of living in Beijing is 11% less expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 5141st and 4593rd ($1067 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Serbia, respectively. Check China vs Serbia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.8 months in Belgrade. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Belgrade ranked 1st in Serbia, while ranked 763rd and 2370th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Belgrade

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	Beijing	Belgrade
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$728
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$855
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$4307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$2718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$9.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$7.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$7527

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1040
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$658
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$737
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$707
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$697
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$835
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$687
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$695
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$797
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$860
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$890
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$668
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$668
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$761
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$743
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$640
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$743
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$593
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$521
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$635
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$780
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$851
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1046
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$697
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$953
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$661
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1053
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$802
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$712
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$705
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$849
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$745