Podgorica vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$945
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2280
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$508
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
18
100
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
151K
24.9M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 21% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5703rd and 4461st ($945 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4656th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Shanghai

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Podgorica Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.4
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.45
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2115
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1584
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.4
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6873
$28143

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$798
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$762
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$704
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$664
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$570
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$672
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$691
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$591
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$742
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$681
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$760
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$628
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$626
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$594
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$563
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$585
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$733
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$707
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$531
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$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
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$1175
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$548
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$1074
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$763
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$1020
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$596
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$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
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$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
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$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
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$713
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$682
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$831
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$665
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$679
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$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
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$707
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$625
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$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
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$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
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$720
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$725
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$696
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$617
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$719
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$789
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$652
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$740