Belgrade vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2881
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$646
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.9
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
70
79
🏙️ Population
1.2M
17.7M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 26% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4593rd and 5948th ($1204 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2370th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.52
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.87%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4307
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.85
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.08
🍾 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
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.51
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7527
$24117

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618