Podgorica vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1066
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2549
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$544
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$947
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
19
21
😀 Quality of life
67
46
🏙️ Population
151K
6.56M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 77% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5191st and 7929th ($1066 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 4840th and 7123rd 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
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.3
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1017
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.53%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.3
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.68
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8022
$11939

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$990
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$1206
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$1150
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1288
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$839
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1119
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1193
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1156
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1661
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$1022
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$940
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$851
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1256
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$571
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$769
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$819
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$694
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$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
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$721
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1571

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615