Brussels vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$945
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$2280
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$32.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$846
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	18
😀 Quality of life	89	64
🏙️ Population	189K	151K

The cost of living in Brussels is 98% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 2147th and 5703rd ($1869 vs $945) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Belgium and Montenegro, respectively. Check Belgium vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 148th and 4656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Podgorica

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	Brussels	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$7.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$2115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$6873

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$816
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1116
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$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