Podgorica vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1047
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$539
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$925
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.2
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
18
96
😀 Quality of life
69
78
🏙️ Population
151K
17.5M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 19% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5220th and 6334th ($1047 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4341st and 1094th 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
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.86
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.46%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2800
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2198
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.5
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.15
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7507
$22402

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$1107
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$1111
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1164
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1107
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1539
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$1041
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$945
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$828
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1294
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$557
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$720
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$760
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$655
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$673
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$932
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$858
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$849
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$701
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$697
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$764
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$642
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$883
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$918
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$887
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$572
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$618
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$592
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1349
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$667
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$819
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1392
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$857
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$707
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1503

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2414
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$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
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$677
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$901
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$546
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$634