Cost of Living Comparison Between Sabac and Shanghai Cost of Living Comparison Between Sabac and Shanghai

🙂 Solo nomad: Sabac is 14.3% cheaper than Shanghai without rent, and 21.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sabac is 5.6% cheaper than Shanghai without rent, and 31.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.11 RSD 920

$4.79 ¥33.91

90.19%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$26.41 RSD 2,667

$36.74 ¥260

-28.12%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.64 RSD 974

$5.73 ¥40.57

68.24%

Cappuccino

$1.46 RSD 147

$3.5 ¥24.79

-58.29%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.75 RSD 177

$0.58 ¥4.07

201.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.19 RSD 120

$0.34 ¥2.4

250.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.33 RSD 236

$1.43 ¥10.09

62.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 RSD 205

$2.86 ¥20.24

-29.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.32 RSD 133

$2.08 ¥14.73

-36.54%

White Bread (500g)

$0.65 RSD 65.3

$1.8 ¥12.75

-63.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.92 RSD 194

$1.06 ¥7.51

81.13%

Eggs

$2.26 RSD 228

$1.61 ¥11.41

40.37%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.31 RSD 738

$15.33 ¥108

-52.32%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.86 RSD 693

$3.24 ¥22.93

111.73%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.84 RSD 1,095

$11.05 ¥78.1

-1.90%

Apples (1kg)

$1.34 RSD 135

$2.25 ¥15.93

-40.44%

Banana (1kg)

$1.81 RSD 183

$1.73 ¥12.25

4.62%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.69 RSD 170

$1.79 ¥12.65

-5.59%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.32 RSD 234

$1.53 ¥10.8

51.63%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 RSD 113

$0.84 ¥5.92

33.33%

Onion (1kg)

$1.19 RSD 121

$1.17 ¥8.24

1.71%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.05 RSD 106

$0.63 ¥4.45

66.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 RSD 48.53

$0.6 ¥4.26

-20.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.95 RSD 399

$2.82 ¥19.94

40.07%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.79 RSD 786

$11.13 ¥78.8

-30.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.72 RSD 73.2

$0.79 ¥5.56

-8.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.11 RSD 213

$1.55 ¥10.94

36.13%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.91 RSD 92.3

$0.4 ¥2.86

127.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.65 ¥245

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.08 RSD 109

$2.18 ¥15.44

-50.46%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.46 RSD 46.62

$0.4 ¥2.84

15.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.9 RSD 495

$8.6 ¥60.9

-43.02%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.83 RSD 185

$1.14 ¥8.05

60.53%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$31.2K RSD 3.2M

$19.3K ¥136.8K

61.30%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$26.9K RSD 2.7M

$18.1K ¥127.7K

49.12%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$159 RSD 16K

$51.9 ¥367

205.75%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$19.86 RSD 2,006

$8.48 ¥60

134.20%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.58 RSD 2,482

$13.83 ¥97.8

77.73%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.33 RSD 2,356

$46.86 ¥331

-50.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.67 RSD 1,179

$20.34 ¥144

-42.63%

Cinema Ticket

$6.84 RSD 691

$8.28 ¥58.6

-17.39%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$183 RSD 18.5K

$1,290 ¥9,125

-85.83%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,949 RSD 398.8K

$32K ¥226.4K

-87.66%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$63 RSD 6,366

$58.9 ¥417

7.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.9 RSD 5,542

$37.09 ¥262

47.94%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$120 RSD 12.1K

$77.8 ¥550

54.26%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 RSD 12.1K

$96.6 ¥684

23.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$234 RSD 23.6K

$934 ¥6,606

-74.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$176 RSD 17.8K

$562 ¥3,975

-68.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$349 RSD 35.2K

$2,460 ¥17.4K

-85.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$259 RSD 26.2K

$1,172 ¥8,292

-77.91%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,941 RSD 196K

$14.8K ¥104.4K

-86.84%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,538 RSD 155.3K

$7,251 ¥51.3K

-78.79%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$962 RSD 97.1K

$1,535 ¥10.9K

-37.34%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.58

123.46%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Sabac: November 24, 2025

Last update for Shanghai: November 23, 2025

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