Belgrade vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1335
$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3147
$1695
🏠 One person rent
$717
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$1229
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$914
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
87
😀 Quality of life
74
74
🏙️ Population
1.2M
32.1M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 138% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4408th and 8185th ($1335 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 322nd in Serbia and China, respectively. Check Serbia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 1.6 months in Chongqing. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 2116th and 2237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.4
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$766
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4732
$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2936
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.91
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.62
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.02
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9637
$23821

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1141
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$883
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$918
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$734
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$858
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$971
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$742
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$707
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$832
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$934
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1072
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$708
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$669
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$828
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$965
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$932
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$819
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$668
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$864
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$618
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$557
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1164
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$646
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$890
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$832
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1033
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1107
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$709
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$895
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$655
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1111
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$920
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$806
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$760
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1002
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$802

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537