Podgorica vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2478
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$551
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$994
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.3
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$929
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
18
61
😀 Quality of life
62
79
🏙️ Population
151K
605K

The cost of living in Podgorica is 11% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5422nd and 4672nd ($1035 vs $1169) 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 4787th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Podgorica Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.93
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.28
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.06
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.62
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.07
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7581
$13962

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$1045
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$1053
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$1076
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$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
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$641
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$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
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$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
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$846
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$1936
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$2023
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$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363