Mexico City vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$2353
🏠 One person rent	$603	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$946
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$919
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	18
😀 Quality of life	67	63
🏙️ Population	9.21M	151K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 19% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 4604th and 5660th ($1160 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th 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 3470th and 4694th 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	$11.1	$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$6771

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

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