Podgorica vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2478
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$551
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$994
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$929
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
18
100
😀 Quality of life
62
79
🏙️ Population
151K
24.9M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 9% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5422nd and 4780th ($1035 vs $1136) 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4787th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Podgorica Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.93
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.28
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.06
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.62
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.07
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7581
$31401

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$692
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$676
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$816
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$697
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$785
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$657
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$645
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$808
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$589
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$658
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$737
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$902
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$549
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$593
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$545
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$1239
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$685
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$1280
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$1028
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$706
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$738
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$1020
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$585
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$661
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$718
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$620
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$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
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$674
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$742
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$702
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$729
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$674
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$843
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$665
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$676
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$690
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$629
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$698
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$630
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$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
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$538
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$650
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$651
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$703
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$708
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$699
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$617
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$774