Podgorica vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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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$1053
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$1076
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$1046
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$1161
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$1251
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$936
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$787
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$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
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$1525