Podgorica vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Podgorica	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1035	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2478	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$551	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$994	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.3	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$929	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	18	95
😀 Quality of life	62	63
🏙️ Population	151K	11.5M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 2% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5422nd and 5616th ($1035 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Montenegro and Brazil, respectively. Check Montenegro vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 4787th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Sao Paulo

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	Podgorica	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.93	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2465	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.95	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.65	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.06	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.62	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.07	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$253	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7581	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629