Podgorica vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$945
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2280
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$508
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.9
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$720
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
18
24
😀 Quality of life
64
43
🏙️ Population
151K
6.56M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 64% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5703rd and 7871st ($945 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 396th 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 Shaoyang. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 4656th and 6810th 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
$7.4
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.45
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2115
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1584
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.4
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6873
$11076

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$1013
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1040
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$670
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$989
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1004
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1030
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1028
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1120
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$798
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$762
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$704
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1002
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$664
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$570
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$672
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$691
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$591
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$742
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$681
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$760
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$628
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$626
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$594
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$563
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$585
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$733
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$707
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$531
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$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
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1175
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$548
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$645
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1048

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586