Podgorica vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Podgorica	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2353	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$517	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$946	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.1	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$919	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	18	40
😀 Quality of life	63	63
🏙️ Population	151K	573K

The cost of living in Podgorica is 38% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 5660th and 6866th ($975 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Montenegro and Morocco, respectively. Check Montenegro vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 4694th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Rabat

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	Podgorica	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.86	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$760	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6771	$5394

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430