Podgorica vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1066
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2549
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$544
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$947
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
19
95
😀 Quality of life
67
77
🏙️ Population
151K
17.5M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 14% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5191st and 6106th ($1066 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4840th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Shenzhen

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Podgorica Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1017
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.53%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.3
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.68
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.3
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8022
$22916

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$1119
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$1150
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$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
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$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
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$694
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$903
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$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638