Essen vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2478
🏠 One person rent
$681
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$994
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$35.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$929
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
18
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
585K
151K

The cost of living in Essen is 47% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 3595th and 5422nd ($1525 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 8th in Germany and Montenegro, respectively. Check Germany vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 31st and 4787th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$7581

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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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