Belgrade vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2881
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$646
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.9
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
50
69
😀 Quality of life
70
69
🏙️ Population
1.2M
10.5M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 78% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4593rd and 7055th ($1204 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 2370th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.52
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.87%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4307
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.85
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.51
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7527
$21927

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623