Podgorica vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1047
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$539
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$925
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
18
100
😀 Quality of life
69
77
🏙️ Population
151K
24.9M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 7% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5220th and 4879th ($1047 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Montenegro and China, respectively. Check Montenegro vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Podgorica compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4341st and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Podgorica Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.86
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.46%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2800
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2198
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.5
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.15
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7507
$27624

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$945
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$828
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$1294
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$557
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$720
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$760
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$655
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$673
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$932
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$858
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$849
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$701
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$697
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$764
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$642
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$883
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$918
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$887
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$572
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$618
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$592
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1349
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$667
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$819
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$1392
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$857
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$1003
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$673
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$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
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$601
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$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
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$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
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$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
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$663
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$590
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$666
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$659
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$617
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$753