Novosibirsk vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$2353
🏠 One person rent	$316	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$946
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$616	$919
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	18
😀 Quality of life	58	63
🏙️ Population	1.63M	151K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 28% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 6907th and 5660th ($698 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 6th in Russia and Montenegro, respectively. Check Russia vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Novosibirsk ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 5517th and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Podgorica

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	Novosibirsk	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.1	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.9	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.48	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.37%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1981	$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.3	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4263	$6771

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648

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