Belgrade vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belgrade	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1172	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2936	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$607	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$1179	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.2	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$822	$720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	50	24
😀 Quality of life	70	43
🏙️ Population	1.38M	6.56M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 103% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4511th and 7871st ($1172 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th in Serbia and China, respectively. Check Serbia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belgrade compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 2979th and 6810th 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	$9.47	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.8	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.25	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$728	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.99%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4043	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2463	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.62	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.26	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.57	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7519	$11076

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Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$967
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$585
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$733
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$661
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$681
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$807
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$673
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$645
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$767
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$849
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$678
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$713
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$764
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$604
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$719
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$742
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$690
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$661
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$663
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$545
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$664
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$722
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$755
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$835
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1028
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$648
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$706
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1004
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$742
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$675
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$672
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$806
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$736
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$777

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586