Podgorica vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$945
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2280
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$508
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.9
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$733
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
18
82
😀 Quality of life
64
66
🏙️ Population
151K
5.38M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 17% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5703rd and 6353rd ($945 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Montenegro and Russia, respectively. Check Montenegro vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4656th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Podgorica Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.4
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.45
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2115
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1584
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.4
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6873
$6504

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$798
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$762
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$704
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$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
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$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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$814
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$906
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$1121
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$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
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$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
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$1089
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$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
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$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
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$532
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$1825
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$1194
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$1499
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$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
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$1519
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$1317
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$1257
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$1414
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$1475
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$1363
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$1570
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$982
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$1438