Belgrade vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1349
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3200
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$719
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1228
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1238
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
73
76
🏙️ Population
1.2M
17.5M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 36% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4429th and 5618th ($1349 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2274th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Shenzhen

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Belgrade Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1331
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5349
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3213
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.02
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.31
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11454
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1168
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$841
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$932
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$727
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$826
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$722
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$710
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$848
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1076
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1169
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$719
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$667
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$832
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1067
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$949
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$830
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$673
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$957
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$594
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$581
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1119
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$643
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$978
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$824
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1189
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1093
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$696
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$1019
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$718
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1092
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$972
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$941
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$758
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1139
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$893

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648