Nicosia vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1352
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3249
$2478
🏠 One person rent
$701
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1285
$994
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$35.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$929
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
18
😀 Quality of life
81
62
🏙️ Population
330K
151K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 31% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 4220th and 5422nd ($1352 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th in Cyprus and Montenegro, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 469th and 4787th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.85
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2667
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1828
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.66
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$6.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.7
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7504
$7581

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$1216
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$1559
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$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591

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Distance City Cost of living
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$895
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$1191
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1059
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1146
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$852
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1053
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1076
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1046
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1161
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$936
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$787
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$692
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1086
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$521
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$641
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$705
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$661
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$676
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$816
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$697
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$785
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$657
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$645
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$808
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$589
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$658
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$737
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$902
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$549
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$593
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$545
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1239
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$685
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$743
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1280
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$792
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$695
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1282