Manchester vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$2353
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$946
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$919
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	18
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	548K	151K

The cost of living in Manchester is 112% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 1662nd and 5660th ($2071 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 85th and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Podgorica

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	Manchester	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$6771

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681

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