Podgorica vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1047
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$539
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$925
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.2
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
18
24
😀 Quality of life
69
45
🏙️ Population
151K
6.56M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 74% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5220th and 7790th ($1047 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 4341st and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Shaoyang

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Podgorica Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.86
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.46%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2800
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2198
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.5
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.15
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7507
$10279

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$1107
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1111
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1164
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1107
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1539
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$1041
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$945
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$828
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1294
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$557
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$720
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$760
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$655
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$673
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$932
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$858
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$849
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$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
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1392
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$857
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$707
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1503

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599