Bucharest vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$945
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2280
🏠 One person rent
$449
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$32.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
18
😀 Quality of life
77
64
🏙️ Population
1.72M
151K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 2% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 5593rd and 5703rd ($961 vs $945) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Romania and Montenegro, respectively. Check Romania vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 703rd and 4656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$7.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$2115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$5.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$7.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$6873

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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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