Podgorica vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Podgorica	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1035	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2478	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$551	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$994	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.3	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$929	$6972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	18	87
😀 Quality of life	62	93
🏙️ Population	151K	1.01M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 72% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5422nd and 13th ($1035 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 11th 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 Jose, United States. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 4787th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs San Jose, United States

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	Podgorica	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.93	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2465	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.95	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.65	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.06	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.62	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.07	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$253	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7581	$23974

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146