Podgorica vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Podgorica	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1035	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2478	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$551	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$994	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.3	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$929	$4931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	18	82
😀 Quality of life	62	89
🏙️ Population	151K	468K

The cost of living in Podgorica is 58% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5422nd and 806th ($1035 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 719th in Montenegro and the United States, respectively. Check Montenegro vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 4787th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Raleigh

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	Podgorica	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.93	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2465	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.95	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.65	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.06	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.62	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.07	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$253	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7581	$22229

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Cities near Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$895
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753