Podgorica vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Podgorica	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2353	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$517	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$946	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.1	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$919	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	18	29
😀 Quality of life	63	36
🏙️ Population	151K	159K

The cost of living in Podgorica is 16% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5660th and 6298th ($975 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Montenegro and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Montenegro vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 4694th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Praia

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	Podgorica	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.86	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$760	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6771	$2887

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491