Podgorica vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1053
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2509
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$542
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$925
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.2
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1167
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
19
95
😀 Quality of life
68
76
🏙️ Population
151K
17.5M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 6% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5175th and 5618th ($1053 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 10th in Montenegro and China, respectively. Check Montenegro vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Podgorica compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4447th and 1163rd 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
$10.7
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.47
 Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$993
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.5
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.43%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3197
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$4.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.12
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.54
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.38
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.8
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7713
$21140

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$1047
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$1092
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1119
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1093
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1661
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$1030
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$918
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$832
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1264
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$581
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$770
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$758
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$718
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$687
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$949
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$826
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$880
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$727
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$738
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$772
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$675
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$841
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$932
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$897
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$587
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$594
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$591
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1362
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$663
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$830
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1415
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$891
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$710
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1511

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
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$711
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$892
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$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648