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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Podgorica	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1047	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$539	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$925	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.2	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	18	87
😀 Quality of life	69	93
🏙️ Population	151K	1.01M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 74% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5220th and 6th ($1047 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 4341st and 88th 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	$10.9	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.86	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$541	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$978	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.46%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2800	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2198	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.5	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.15	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.25	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$299	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7507	$22302

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Cities near Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1195
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$1115
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1261
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$819
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1111
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1107
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1539
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1610
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$1041
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$945
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1294
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$557
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$720
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$760
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$655
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$932
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$858
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$849
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$701
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$764
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$883
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$918
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$887
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$572
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$618
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1349
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$667
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$819
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1392
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$857
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$707
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1503

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254