Podgorica vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Podgorica	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1035	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2478	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$551	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$994	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.3	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$929	$4224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	18	81
😀 Quality of life	62	91
🏙️ Population	151K	1.43M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 53% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5422nd and 1380th ($1035 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1203rd 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 1.9 months in San Antonio. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 4787th and 118th 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	$8.93	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2465	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.95	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.65	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.06	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.62	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.07	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$253	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7581	$10912

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137