Podgorica vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Podgorica	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2353	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$517	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$946	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.1	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$919	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	18	85
😀 Quality of life	63	68
🏙️ Population	151K	9.07M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 81% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5660th and 8334th ($975 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 454th 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 Shenyang. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 4694th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Shenyang

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	Podgorica	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.86	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$760	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6771	$24404

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500