Bern vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$2353
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$919
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
18
😀 Quality of life
94
63
🏙️ Population
135K
151K

The cost of living in Bern is 144% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 987th and 5660th ($2381 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 6th in Switzerland and Montenegro, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 36th and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.7
$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$2.64
 Cappuccino
$5.64
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$6.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$6771

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Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3234
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861

Cities near Podgorica

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$816
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1117
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$972
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1150
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$679
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$965
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1030
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1070
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1070
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1187
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$935
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$772
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$662
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1015
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$463
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$682
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$693
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$595
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$639
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$796
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$759
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$772
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$614
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$636
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$749
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$588
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$776
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$807
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$746
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$545
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$559
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$537
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1164
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$635
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$711
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1199
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$765
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$636
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1274