Belgrade vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3270
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$741
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1282
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1226
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
99
😀 Quality of life
73
75
🏙️ Population
1.2M
24.9M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 22% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4396th and 4971st ($1378 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2503rd and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Shanghai

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Belgrade Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1432
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$944
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5071
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3183
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.63
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.6
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.84
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$459
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10508
$27781

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1173
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$924
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$948
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$741
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$888
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1029
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$752
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$721
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$923
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1004
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1160
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$734
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$682
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$851
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1031
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$956
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$857
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$683
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$899
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$631
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$571
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1193
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$672
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$961
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$844
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1124
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1156
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$709
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$958
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$694
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1150
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$965
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$877
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$819
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1074
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$850

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765