Podgorica vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2353
$7449
🏠 One person rent
$517
$1896
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$3549
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$746
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.1
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$919
$6742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
18
80
😀 Quality of life
63
91
🏙️ Population
151K
737K

The cost of living in Podgorica is 68% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5660th and 158th ($975 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 4694th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Podgorica Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.86
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$7.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$760
$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2414
$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1909
$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.52
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.91
$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6771
$29407

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$772
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$662
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$463
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$682
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$693
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$595
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$639
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$796
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$759
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$772
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$614
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$636
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$749
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$588
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$776
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$807
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$746
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$545
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$559
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$537
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1164
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$635
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$711
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1199
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$765
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$636
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$2826
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$2624
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$2642
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$2810
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$2973
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$2595
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$3239
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$2718
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$2741
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$2625
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$2759
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$2785
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$2606
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$2623
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$2726
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$2462
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$2784
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$2642
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$2532
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$2579
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$2338
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$2604
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$2449
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$2460
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