Podgorica vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Podgorica	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2353	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$517	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$946	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.1	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$919	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	18	81
😀 Quality of life	63	91
🏙️ Population	151K	1.43M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 52% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5660th and 1745th ($975 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1531st in Montenegro and the United States, respectively. Check Montenegro vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 4694th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs San Antonio

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	Podgorica	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.86	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$760	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6771	$16552

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Cities near Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$816
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1117
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$972
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1150
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$679
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$965
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1030
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1070
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1187
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$935
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$772
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1015
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$463
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$682
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$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

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133