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

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Podgorica San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$945
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2280
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$508
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.9
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$6928
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
18
87
😀 Quality of life
64
92
🏙️ Population
151K
1.01M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 73% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5703rd and 22nd ($945 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 20th 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 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 4656th and 69th 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
$7.4
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.45
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2115
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1584
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.4
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6873
$15889

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$989
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$1004
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$1030
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$1028
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$1120
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$1302
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$798
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$762
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$704
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$1002
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$664
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$570
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$672
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$691
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$591
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$742
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$681
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$760
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$628
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$626
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$594
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$563
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$585
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$733
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$707
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$531
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$545
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$534
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1124
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$692
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$702
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1175
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$548
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$645
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1048

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
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$3163
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$2929
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$3147
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$3358
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$2141
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$3130
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$3123