Podgorica vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2478
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$551
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$994
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.3
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$929
$5772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
18
87
😀 Quality of life
62
92
🏙️ Population
151K
1.39M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 69% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5422nd and 45th ($1035 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 4787th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Podgorica San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.93
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.28
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.06
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.62
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.07
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7581
$21468

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$1161
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$936
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$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
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$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
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$695
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$2973
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$2877
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$2783
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$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
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$2786
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$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
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$1050
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$2799
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$2765
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$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
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$922
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$2795
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$2718
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$2997
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$2783
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$2926
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$2767
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$2579
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$2886
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$3006
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$2828
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$2650
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$2842
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$2717
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$3001
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$2928
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$2587
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$912
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$2654
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$3444
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$3035
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$2950
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$3330
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$3047
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