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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sabac is 7.5% cheaper than Shanghai without rent, and 25.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sabac is 1.9% cheaper than Shanghai without rent, and 33.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.64 RSD 874

$4.80 ¥33.19

80.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$26.83 RSD 2,715

$35.90 ¥248

-25.26%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.99 RSD 1,010

$5.40 ¥37.40

85.00%

Cappuccino

$1.51 RSD 153

$3.58 ¥24.76

-57.82%

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

$1.74 RSD 176

$0.59 ¥4.05

194.92%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.16 RSD 117

$0.34 ¥2.33

241.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.43 RSD 246

$1.38 ¥9.55

76.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.02 RSD 204

$2.78 ¥19.22

-27.34%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 RSD 138

$2.13 ¥14.72

-35.68%

White Bread (500g)

$0.66 RSD 66.5

$1.79 ¥12.39

-63.13%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.91 RSD 194

$1.06 ¥7.31

80.19%

Eggs

$2.20 RSD 223

$1.63 ¥11.31

34.97%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.35 RSD 744

$15.57 ¥108

-52.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.88 RSD 696

$3.10 ¥21.43

121.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.03 RSD 1,116

$10.99 ¥76.1

0.36%

Apples (1kg)

$1.34 RSD 136

$2.26 ¥15.63

-40.71%

Banana (1kg)

$1.84 RSD 186

$1.73 ¥11.98

6.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.72 RSD 174

$1.81 ¥12.50

-4.97%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.31 RSD 234

$1.45 ¥10.05

59.31%

Potato (1kg)

$1.14 RSD 116

$0.79 ¥5.44

44.30%

Onion (1kg)

$1.20 RSD 121

$1.13 ¥7.81

6.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.06 RSD 107

$0.68 ¥4.71

55.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 RSD 49.02

$0.56 ¥3.89

-14.29%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.06 RSD 411

$2.72 ¥18.80

49.26%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.08 RSD 716

$10.92 ¥75.5

-35.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 RSD 66.4

$0.83 ¥5.75

-20.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.10 RSD 212

$1.61 ¥11.15

30.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.91 RSD 91.7

$0.43 ¥2.98

111.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.22 ¥237

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.05 RSD 106

$2.17 ¥15.02

-51.61%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.42 RSD 42.51

$0.38 ¥2.61

10.53%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.00 RSD 506

$8.27 ¥57.2

-39.54%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.74 RSD 177

$1.10 ¥7.64

58.18%

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

$31.0K RSD 3.1M

$19.5K ¥135.2K

58.50%

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

$26.3K RSD 2.7M

$17.9K ¥123.8K

46.82%

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

$161 RSD 16.3K

$53.1 ¥368

202.77%

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

$19.41 RSD 1,963

$8.64 ¥59.8

124.65%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.40 RSD 2,468

$13.54 ¥93.7

80.21%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.65 RSD 2,392

$46.44 ¥321

-49.07%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.67 RSD 1,180

$19.76 ¥137

-40.94%

Cinema Ticket

$6.67 RSD 674

$8.42 ¥58.2

-20.78%

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

$180 RSD 18.2K

$1,265 ¥8,757

-85.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,888 RSD 393.3K

$31.2K ¥215.6K

-87.52%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$62.9 RSD 6,365

$58.3 ¥403

8.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.5 RSD 5,511

$37.31 ¥258

45.99%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$119 RSD 12.1K

$77.7 ¥537

53.80%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 RSD 12.1K

$96.1 ¥665

24.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$236 RSD 23.9K

$950 ¥6,573

-75.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$175 RSD 17.7K

$569 ¥3,939

-69.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$346 RSD 35.0K

$2,528 ¥17.5K

-86.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$262 RSD 26.5K

$1,207 ¥8,352

-78.27%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,928 RSD 195.1K

$13.9K ¥96.2K

-86.13%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,559 RSD 157.7K

$7,247 ¥50.2K

-78.49%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,002 RSD 101.4K

$1,687 ¥11.7K

-40.60%

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Shanghai: March 2, 2026

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