Budapest vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3279
$2582
🏠 One person rent
$685
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$994
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1447
$1089
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
18
😀 Quality of life
80
67
🏙️ Population
1.69M
151K

The cost of living in Budapest is 23% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 4398th and 5130th ($1354 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Hungary and Montenegro, respectively. Check Hungary vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1 months in Podgorica. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 627th and 4331st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Podgorica

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Budapest Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.81
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$534
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$917
$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.3
$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
5.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$2824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3108
$2181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$7.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.21
$5.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.02
$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.82
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.3
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12299
$7978

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1065
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$928
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1076
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$988
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1033
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$934
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$941
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$878
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$818
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$984
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1177
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$876
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1160
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$941
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$979
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$773
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$932
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1052
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$866
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$873
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1229
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1382
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$961
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$892
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1217
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$904
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1009
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1339
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$900
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$960
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1039
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$790
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1394
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1483
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$828
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$923
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$976
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1273
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1188

Cities near Podgorica

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$961
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1270
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1146
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1294
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$815
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1134
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1183
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1181
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1226
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1579
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1697
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$1042
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$821
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$842
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1290
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$560
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$739
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$776
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$666
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$692
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$921
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$866
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$892
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$697
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$720
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$863
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$651
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$890
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$936
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$865
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$582
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$626
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$605
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1370
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$680
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$820
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1420
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$852
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$710
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1444