Mexico City vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mexico City	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$945
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3248	$2280
🏠 One person rent	$663	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$1322	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$32.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$819	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	18
😀 Quality of life	66	64
🏙️ Population	9.21M	151K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 36% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 4206th and 5703rd ($1288 vs $945) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 8th in Mexico and Montenegro, respectively. Check Mexico vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 4184th and 4656th 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	$10.1	$7.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.87	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1792	$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.7	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.98%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3145	$2115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2277	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$7.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.34	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.53	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10204	$6873

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$905
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$887
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$828
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1009
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$904
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$874
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$924
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$816
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$861
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$910
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$875
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$781
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$767
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$804
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$927
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$826
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$915
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1066
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$853
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$851
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$996
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$810
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$596
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$765
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$774
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$833
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$812
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$779
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$662
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$853
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$707
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$763
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$881

Cities near Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$816
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1116
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$1013
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1040
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$670
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$989
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1004
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1028
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1120
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1302
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$798
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$762
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1002
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$664
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$570
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$672
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$691
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$591
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$742
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$681
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$760
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$628
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$626
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$594
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$585
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$733
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$707
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$531
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$545
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$534
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1124
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$692
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$702
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1175
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1048