Mexico City vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$2509
🏠 One person rent	$792	$542
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$925
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$36.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$1167
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	19
😀 Quality of life	73	68
🏙️ Population	9.21M	151K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 40% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 4074th and 5175th ($1475 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Mexico and Montenegro, respectively. Check Mexico vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 1.1 months in Podgorica. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 2482nd and 4447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Podgorica

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	Mexico City	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$739
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$67.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	5.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$3197
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$7.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$4.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$88.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$7713

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$977
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$914
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$932
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$994
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$897
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1034
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$763
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$971
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$973
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$980
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1255
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$960
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$924
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$817
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$916
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$935
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$952
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$852
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$673
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$974
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$920
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1005

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