Podgorica vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2353
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$517
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.1
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$919
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
18
99
😀 Quality of life
63
77
🏙️ Population
151K
1.33M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 18% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5660th and 4495th ($975 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 42nd in Montenegro and Japan, respectively. Check Montenegro vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 4694th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Saitama

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Podgorica Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.86
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$760
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2414
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1909
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.52
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.91
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6771
$14676

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$965
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$1030
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$1070
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$1070
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$1187
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$1227
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$935
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$772
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$662
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$1015
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$463
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$682
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$693
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$595
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$639
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$796
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$759
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$772
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$614
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$636
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$749
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$588
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$776
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$807
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$746
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$545
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$559
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$537
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1164
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$635
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$711
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1199
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$765
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$636
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1274

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
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$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
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$1071
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$1109
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$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125