Bucharest vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$2353
🏠 One person rent
$474
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$919
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
18
😀 Quality of life
79
63
🏙️ Population
1.72M
151K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 1% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 5565th and 5660th ($988 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Romania and Montenegro, respectively. Check Romania vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 645th and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.64
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$6.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$6771

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$629
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$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
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$722
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$743
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$623
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$622
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$938
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$731
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$770
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$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
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$892
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$929
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$1002
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$546
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$698
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$646
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$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
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$650
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$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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$816
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$1117
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$972
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$1150
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$679
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$965
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1030
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$1070
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1070
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1187
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$1227
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$935
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$772
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$662
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$1015
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$463
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$682
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$693
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$595
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$639
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$796
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$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
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$588
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$776
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$807
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$746
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$545
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$559
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$537
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$1164
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$635
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$711
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1199
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$765
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$636
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$1274