Belgrade vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belgrade	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2881	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$646	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$1162	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.9	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$936	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	50	24
😀 Quality of life	70	39
🏙️ Population	1.2M	6.56M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 97% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4593rd and 7649th ($1204 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 2370th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Shaoyang

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	Belgrade	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.4	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.52	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$728	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1388	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4307	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2718	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.85	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.83	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.51	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$375	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7527	$10066

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Cities near Belgrade

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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610