Podgorica vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$945
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2280
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$508
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.9
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$627
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
18
78
😀 Quality of life
64
67
🏙️ Population
151K
12.6M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 87% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5703rd and 8471st ($945 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 4656th and 3944th 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
$7.4
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.45
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2115
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1584
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.4
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6873
$4818

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$1013
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1040
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$670
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617