Edinburgh vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edinburgh	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5387	$2353
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$946
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3522	$919
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	88	18
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	488K	151K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 119% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 1491st and 5660th ($2140 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 6th in the United Kingdom and Montenegro, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 34th and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Podgorica

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	Edinburgh	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2573	$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.75%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6219	$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4199	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1772	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21911	$6771

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692

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