Belgrade vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1335
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3147
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$717
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$1229
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
50
69
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
1.2M
10.5M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 102% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4408th and 7341st ($1335 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 2116th and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.4
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$766
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4732
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2936
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.91
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.62
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.02
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9637
$21416

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598