Podgorica vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1047
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$8713
🏠 One person rent
$539
$2867
🏘️ Family rent
$925
$4681
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$852
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.2
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$7086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
18
97
😀 Quality of life
69
97
🏙️ Population
151K
874K

The cost of living in Podgorica is 75% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 5220th and 5th ($1047 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Podgorica compared to 1.7 months in San Francisco. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 4341st and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Podgorica San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.86
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$8.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$978
$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.46%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2800
$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2198
$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.5
$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.15
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7507
$18564

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$557
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$720
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$760
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$655
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$673
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$932
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$858
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$849
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$701
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$697
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$764
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$642
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$883
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$918
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$887
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$572
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$618
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$592
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$1349
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$667
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$819
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$1392
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$857
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$3223
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$3227
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$3255
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$3254
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$2961
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$3109
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$3230
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$2998
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$3218
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$3026
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$3285
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$3014
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$3317
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$3071
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$3797
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$3756
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$2810
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$3634
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$2950
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$2858
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$3553
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$2826
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$2957
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$3382
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$3033
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$3890
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$2910
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$3818
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$2838
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$3045
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$2850
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$2381
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$3094
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