Beijing vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$2936
🏠 One person rent	$605	$607
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$1179
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$822
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	50
😀 Quality of life	78	70
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.38M

The cost of living in Beijing is 9% less expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 4887th and 4511th ($1065 vs $1172) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Serbia, respectively. Check China vs Serbia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Belgrade. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Belgrade ranked 1st in Serbia, while ranked 583rd and 2979th 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	$3.9	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$44.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$728
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	6.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$4043
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$2463
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$9.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$7519

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$967
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$585
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$733
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$661
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$681
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$807
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$673
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$645
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$767
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$849
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$678
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$713
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$764
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$604
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$719
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$742
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$690
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$661
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$663
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$545
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$664
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$722
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$755
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$835
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1028
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$648
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$706
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1004
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$742
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$675
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$672
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$806
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$736
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$777