Podgorica vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1066
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2549
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$544
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$947
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
19
99
😀 Quality of life
67
75
🏙️ Population
151K
24.9M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 5% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5191st and 4971st ($1066 vs $1126) 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 0.9 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 4840th and 1655th 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
$10.9
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.3
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1017
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.53%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.3
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.68
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.3
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8022
$27781

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$1193
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$1661
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$940
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$851
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$1256
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$571
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$769
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$819
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$694
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$692
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$956
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$888
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$887
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$723
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$735
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$794
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$680
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$924
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$948
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$893
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$593
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$631
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$609
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1380
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$678
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$857
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1430
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$905
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$721
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$1571

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$1002
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$669
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$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
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$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
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$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
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$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
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$601
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$661
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$665
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$632
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$765