Belgrade vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2881
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$646
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.9
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$890
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
87
😀 Quality of life
70
72
🏙️ Population
1.2M
32.1M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 82% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4593rd and 7185th ($1204 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th in Serbia and China, respectively. Check Serbia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 1.3 months in Chongqing. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 2370th and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Chongqing

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Belgrade Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.52
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.87%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4307
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.85
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.51
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7527
$27717

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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

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556