Gothenburg vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2353
🏠 One person rent	$808	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$946
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$919
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	18
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	675K	151K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 66% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 2959th and 5660th ($1623 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Sweden and Montenegro, respectively. Check Sweden vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 78th and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Podgorica

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	Gothenburg	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$6771

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

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