Dongguan vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2478
🏠 One person rent
$257
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$994
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$35.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$929
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
18
😀 Quality of life
69
62
🏙️ Population
10.5M
151K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 35% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 7055th and 5422nd ($678 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 8th in China and Montenegro, respectively. Check China vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 3115th and 4787th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$6.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$7581

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$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$895
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1191
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1059
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1146
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$852
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1053
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1076
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1046
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1161
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$936
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$787
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$692
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1086
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$521
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$641
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$705
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$661
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$676
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$816
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$697
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$785
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$657
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$645
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$808
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$589
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$658
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$737
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$902
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$549
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$593
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$545
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1239
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$685
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$743
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1280
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$792
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$695
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1282