Belgrade vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Belgrade Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1172
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2936
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$607
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1179
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$822
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
70
80
🏙️ Population
1.38M
17.5M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 25% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4511th and 5744th ($1172 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2979th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Belgrade vs Shenzhen infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Belgrade vs Shenzhen

Prices for goods and services in Belgrade and Shenzhen are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Belgrade Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.25
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.99%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4043
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2463
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.62
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.47
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.57
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7519
$24305

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584