Cologne vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$2509
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$925
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$36.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$1167
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
19
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
1.09M
151K

The cost of living in Cologne is 84% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 2200th and 5175th ($1941 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 7th in Germany and Montenegro, respectively. Check Germany vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.1 months in Podgorica. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 21st and 4447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$739
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$67.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
5.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$3197
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$7.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$4.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$88.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$7713

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$930
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1207
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1078
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1265
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$849
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1047
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1092
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1119
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1093
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1661
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$1030
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$918
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$832
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1264
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$581
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$770
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$758
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$718
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$687
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$949
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$826
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$880
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$727
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$738
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$772
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$675
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$841
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$932
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$897
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$587
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$594
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$591
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1362
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$663
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$830
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1415
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$891
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$710
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1511