Podgorica vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2478
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$551
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$994
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.3
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$929
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
18
78
😀 Quality of life
62
66
🏙️ Population
151K
12.6M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 98% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5422nd and 8506th ($1035 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 4787th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Zhengzhou

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Podgorica Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.93
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.28
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.06
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.62
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.07
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7581
$19861

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41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1146
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$852
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$1045
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1053
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1076
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1046
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1161
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$936
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$787
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$692
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1086
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$521
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$641
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$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
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1282

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619