Podgorica vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2478
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$551
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$994
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.3
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$929
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
18
24
😀 Quality of life
62
39
🏙️ Population
151K
6.56M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 69% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5422nd and 7649th ($1035 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 262nd 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 4787th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Podgorica Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.93
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.28
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.06
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.62
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.07
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7581
$10066

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$1045
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1053
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1076
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1046
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1161
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$936
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$787
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$692
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1086
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$521
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$641
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$705
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$661
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$676
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$816
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$697
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$785
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$657
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$645
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$808
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$589
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$658
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$737
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$902
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$549
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$593
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$545
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1239
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$685
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$743
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1280
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$792
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$695
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
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Distance City Cost of living
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$553
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$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610