Podgorica vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Podgorica	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1047	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$539	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$925	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.2	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	18	95
😀 Quality of life	69	69
🏙️ Population	151K	11.5M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 0.5% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5220th and 5192nd ($1047 vs $1052) 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 1.1 months in Podgorica compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 4341st and 4142nd 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	$10.9	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.86	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$541	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$978	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.46%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2800	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2198	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.5	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.15	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.25	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$299	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7507	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666