Podgorica vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Podgorica	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1035	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2478	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$551	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$994	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.3	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$929	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	18	82
😀 Quality of life	62	67
🏙️ Population	151K	5.38M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 18% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5422nd and 6204th ($1035 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd 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 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4787th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Saint Petersburg

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	Podgorica	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.93	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2465	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.95	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.65	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.06	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.62	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.07	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$253	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7581	$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525