Birmingham vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2353
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$946
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$919
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	18
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	1.14M	151K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 100% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 1973rd and 5660th ($1951 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 6th in the United Kingdom and Montenegro, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 35th and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$6771

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

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