Podgorica vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$945
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2280
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$508
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.9
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
18
96
😀 Quality of life
64
80
🏙️ Population
151K
17.5M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 0.6% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5703rd and 5744th ($945 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4656th and 460th 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
$7.4
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.45
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2115
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1584
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6873
$24305

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41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1040
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$670
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$989
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1004
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1030
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1028
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1120
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$798
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$762
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$704
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1002
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$664
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$570
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$672
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$691
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$591
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$742
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$681
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$760
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$628
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$626
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$594
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$563
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$585
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$733
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$707
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$531
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$545
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$534
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1124
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$692
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$702
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1175
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$548
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$645
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1048

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
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$620
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$851
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$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584