Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 69.3% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 44.0% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€7.01
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.85
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.49
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.34
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.68
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.60
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.24
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.85
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.57
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 44.4% more for housing
Podgorica
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.41
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€414.08
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€304.83
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€81.19
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€175.29
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,465.02
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 56.9% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.06
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.57
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.61
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.21
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€75.04
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.87
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€79.14
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€95.09
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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