Essen vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2549
🏠 One person rent
$682
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$947
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
19
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
587K
151K

The cost of living in Essen is 46% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 3860th and 5191st ($1561 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 8th in Germany and Montenegro, respectively. Check Germany vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 17th and 4840th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$40.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$68.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
5.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$3015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$7.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$6.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$87.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$8022

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Podgorica

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$990
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1206
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1150
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1288
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$839
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1119
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1193
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1156
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1661
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$1022
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$940
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$851
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1256
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$571
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$769
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$819
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$694
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$692
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$956
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$888
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$887
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$723
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$735
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$794
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$680
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$924
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$948
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$893
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$593
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$631
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$609
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1380
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$678
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$857
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1430
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$905
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$721
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1571