Cologne vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$2353
🏠 One person rent
$947
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$919
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
18
😀 Quality of life
96
63
🏙️ Population
1.09M
151K

The cost of living in Cologne is 79% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 2551st and 5660th ($1744 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 6th 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 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 12th and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$6771

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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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