Cologne vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$945
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2280
🏠 One person rent
$967
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$32.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$846
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
18
😀 Quality of life
96
64
🏙️ Population
1.07M
151K

The cost of living in Cologne is 85% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 2484th and 5703rd ($1752 vs $945) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 12th and 4656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$7.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$2115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$6873

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Podgorica

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