Podgorica vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1066
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2549
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$544
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$947
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
19
65
😀 Quality of life
67
72
🏙️ Population
151K
12.7M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 36% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5191st and 6833rd ($1066 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 4840th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Suzhou

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Podgorica Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.3
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1017
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.53%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.3
$4.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.68
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.3
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8022
$17664

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$940
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$851
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$571
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$769
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$819
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$694
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$692
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$956
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$888
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$887
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$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
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$631
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$609
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1380
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$678
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$857
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$1430
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$905
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$696
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$644
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$683
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$669
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$594
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$667
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$643
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$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
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$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
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$646
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$652
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$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
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$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
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$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
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$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
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$665
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$671
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$765
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$677
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$632
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$584
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$680
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$623