Detroit vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$2483
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$925
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$36.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$1100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	18
😀 Quality of life	88	69
🏙️ Population	639K	151K

The cost of living in Detroit is 104% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 1636th and 5220th ($2133 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 8th in the United States and Montenegro, respectively. Check the United States vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.1 months in Podgorica. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 311th and 4341st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$2800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$7507

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

Cities near Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1195
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$1115
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1261
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$819
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1111
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1107
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1539
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1610
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$1041
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$945
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1294
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$557
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$720
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$760
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$655
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$932
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$858
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$849
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$701
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$764
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$883
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$918
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$887
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$572
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$618
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1349
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$667
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$819
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1392
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$857
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$707
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1503