Guangzhou vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Guangzhou Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2478
🏠 One person rent
$333
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$994
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$35.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$929
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
18
😀 Quality of life
75
62
🏙️ Population
18.7M
151K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 26% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 6602nd and 5422nd ($763 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 8th in China and Montenegro, respectively. Check China vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 1036th and 4787th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Guangzhou vs Podgorica infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Guangzhou vs Podgorica

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

Guangzhou Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$6.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$7581

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Podgorica

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