Podgorica vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2478
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$551
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$994
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.3
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$929
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
18
96
😀 Quality of life
62
79
🏙️ Population
151K
17.7M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 8% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5422nd and 5948th ($1035 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4787th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Podgorica Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.93
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.28
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.06
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.62
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.07
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7581
$24117

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$1045
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$1053
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1076
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$1046
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$1161
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$936
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$787
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$692
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$1086
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$521
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$641
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$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
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$2427
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$2753
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$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
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$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
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$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$725
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$807
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$671
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$821
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$538
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$618