Detroit vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$2353
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$946
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$919
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	18
😀 Quality of life	86	63
🏙️ Population	639K	151K

The cost of living in Detroit is 112% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 1678th and 5660th ($2064 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 6th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 315th and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$6771

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near Podgorica

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