Podgorica vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$945
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2280
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$508
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.9
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$1220
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
18
61
😀 Quality of life
64
79
🏙️ Population
151K
606K

The cost of living in Podgorica is 17% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5703rd and 4604th ($945 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Montenegro and Latvia, respectively. Check Montenegro vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4656th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Podgorica Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.4
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.45
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2115
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1584
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.4
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6873
$13518

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$1004
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$1030
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$1028
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$1120
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$1302
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$798
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$762
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$704
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1002
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$664
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$570
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$672
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$691
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$591
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$742
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$681
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$760
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$628
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$626
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$594
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$563
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$585
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$733
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$707
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$531
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$545
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$534
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1124
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$692
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$702
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1175
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$548
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$645
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$1048

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$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
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$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
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$1907
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$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257