Podgorica vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2478
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$551
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$994
$514
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.3
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$929
$676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
18
23
😀 Quality of life
62
57
🏙️ Population
151K
1.37M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 26% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 5422nd and 6364th ($1035 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 10th in Montenegro and Turkey, respectively. Check Montenegro vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 4787th and 5645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Podgorica Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.93
$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.28
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$6.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.06
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.62
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.07
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7581
$11214

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$1053
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$1076
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$1161
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$1251
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$936
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$787
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$692
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$1086
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$521
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$641
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$705
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$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
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Distance City Cost of living
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$672
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$606
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$728
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$647
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$602
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$591
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$485
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$1003
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$705
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$504
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$643
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$619
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$684
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$708
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$675
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$656
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$625
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$673
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$617
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$578
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$607
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$907
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$672
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$594
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$635
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$570
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$731
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$426
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$622
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$662
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$577
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$678
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$599
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$637
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
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$651
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$580
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$790
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$607