Brussels vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$2353
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$946
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$919
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	18
😀 Quality of life	89	63
🏙️ Population	196K	151K

The cost of living in Brussels is 86% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 2354th and 5660th ($1816 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 190th and 4694th 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	$18.9	$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$6771

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

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