Podgorica vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Podgorica	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2353	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$517	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$946	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.1	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$919	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	18	54
😀 Quality of life	63	66
🏙️ Population	151K	8.78M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 51% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5660th and 7256th ($975 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 118th in Montenegro and China, respectively. Check Montenegro vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 4694th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Quanzhou

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	Podgorica	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.86	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$760	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6771	$20567

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$816
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1117
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$972
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1150
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$679
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$965
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1030
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1070
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1187
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$935
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$772
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1015
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$463
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$682
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$693
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$595
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$796
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$759
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$772
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$614
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$636
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$749
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$588
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$776
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$807
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$746
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$545
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$559
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$537
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1164
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$635
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$711
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1199
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$636
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1274

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936