Podgorica vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Podgorica	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1035	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2478	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$551	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$994	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.3	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$929	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	18	92
😀 Quality of life	62	86
🏙️ Population	151K	2.75M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 41% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5422nd and 2722nd ($1035 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Montenegro and Italy, respectively. Check Montenegro vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 4787th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Rome

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	Podgorica	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.93	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2465	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.95	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.65	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.06	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.62	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.07	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$253	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7581	$10781

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262