Guangzhou vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$945
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2280
🏠 One person rent
$333
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$32.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
18
😀 Quality of life
75
64
🏙️ Population
18.7M
151K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 21% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 6607th and 5703rd ($742 vs $945) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 8th in China and Montenegro, respectively. Check China vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 955th and 4656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$7.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$6873

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Podgorica

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$816
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1116
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1013
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1040
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$670
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$989
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1004
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1030
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1028
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1120
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$798
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$762
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$704
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1002
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$664
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$570
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$672
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$691
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$591
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$742
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$681
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$760
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$628
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$626
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$594
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$563
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$585
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$733
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$707
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$531
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$545
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$534
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1124
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$692
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$702
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1175
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$548
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$645
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1048