Munich vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2353
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$946
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$919
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	18
😀 Quality of life	93	63
🏙️ Population	1.51M	151K

The cost of living in Munich is 126% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 1352nd and 5660th ($2201 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Germany and Montenegro, respectively. Check Germany vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 54th and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Podgorica

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	Munich	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$6771

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

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