Cologne vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2478
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$994
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$35.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$929
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
18
😀 Quality of life
97
62
🏙️ Population
1.08M
151K

The cost of living in Cologne is 79% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 2308th and 5422nd ($1851 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 16th and 4787th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$7581

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Podgorica

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$895
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1191
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1059
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1146
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$852
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1053
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1076
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1046
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1161
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$936
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$787
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$692
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1086
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$521
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$641
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$705
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$661
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$676
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$816
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$697
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$785
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$657
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$645
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$808
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$589
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$658
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$737
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$902
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$549
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$593
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$545
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1239
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$685
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$743
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1280
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$792
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$695
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1282