Podgorica vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Podgorica	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2353	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$517	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$946	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.1	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$919	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	18	95
😀 Quality of life	63	65
🏙️ Population	151K	11.5M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 0.1% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5660th and 5654th ($975 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 4694th and 4281st 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	$8.86	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$760	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6771	$14254

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Cities near Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$816
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1117
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$972
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1150
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$679
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$965
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1030
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1070
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1187
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$935
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$772
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1015
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$463
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$682
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$693
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$595
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$796
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$759
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$772
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$614
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$636
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$749
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$588
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$776
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$807
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$746
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$545
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$559
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$537
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1164
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$635
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$711
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1199
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$636
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1274

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611