Los Angeles vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2509
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$542
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$925
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$36.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$1167
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	19
😀 Quality of life	93	68
🏙️ Population	3.9M	151K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 225% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 62nd and 5175th ($3420 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 7th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.1 months in Podgorica. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 50th and 4447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Podgorica

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	Los Angeles	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$739
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$67.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	5.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$3197
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$7.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$88.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$7713

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$930
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1207
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$1078
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1265
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$849
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1092
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1093
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1661
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$1030
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$918
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1264
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$581
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$770
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$758
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$718
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$687
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$949
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$826
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$880
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$727
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$738
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$772
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$675
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$841
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$932
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$897
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$594
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$591
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1362
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$663
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$830
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1415
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$891
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$710
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1511