Cologne vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2549
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$947
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
19
😀 Quality of life
96
67
🏙️ Population
1.09M
151K

The cost of living in Cologne is 87% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 2067th and 5191st ($1990 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 8th in Germany and Montenegro, respectively. Check Germany vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 15th and 4840th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$40.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$68.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
5.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$3015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$2304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$7.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$6.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$87.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$8022

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$990
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1206
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1150
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1288
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$839
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1119
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1193
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1156
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1661
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$1022
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$940
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$851
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1256
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$571
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$769
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$819
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$694
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$692
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$956
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$888
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$887
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$723
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$735
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$794
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$680
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$924
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$948
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$893
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$593
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$631
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$609
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1380
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$678
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$857
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1430
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$905
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$721
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1571