Podgorica vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1066
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2549
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$544
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$947
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
19
45
😀 Quality of life
67
67
🏙️ Population
151K
423K

The cost of living in Podgorica is 20% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5191st and 6421st ($1066 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Montenegro and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Montenegro vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 4840th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Skopje

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Podgorica Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1017
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.53%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.3
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.68
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.3
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8022
$5443

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29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$990
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1206
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1150
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1288
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$839
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1119
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1193
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1156
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1661
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$1022
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$940
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$851
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1256
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$571
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$769
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$819
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$694
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$692
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$956
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$888
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$887
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$723
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$735
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$794
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$680
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$924
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$948
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$893
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$593
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$631
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$609
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1380
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$678
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$857
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1430
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$905
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$721
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1571

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206