Podgorica vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Podgorica	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2353	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$517	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$946	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.1	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$919	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	18	24
😀 Quality of life	63	39
🏙️ Population	151K	6.56M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 65% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5660th and 7740th ($975 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 263rd 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 266th in China, while ranked 4694th and 7044th 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	$8.86	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$760	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6771	$11393

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$816
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1117
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$972
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1150
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$679
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$965
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1030
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1070
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1187
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$935
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$772
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1015
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$463
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$682
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$693
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$595
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$796
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$759
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$772
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$614
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$636
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$749
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$588
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$776
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$807
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$746
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$545
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$559
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$537
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1164
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$635
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$711
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1199
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$636
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1274

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600