Podgorica vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$945
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2280
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$508
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.9
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$1259
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
18
69
😀 Quality of life
64
76
🏙️ Population
151K
1.38M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 0.6% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5703rd and 5668th ($945 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Montenegro and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Montenegro vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4656th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Podgorica Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.4
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.45
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2115
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1584
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.4
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6873
$7940

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$762
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$704
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$664
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$570
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$672
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$691
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$591
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$742
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$681
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$760
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$628
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$626
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$594
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$563
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$585
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$733
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$707
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$531
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$545
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$534
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$1124
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$692
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$1175
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$548
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$660
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$719
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$712
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$702
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$602
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$563
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$661
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$626
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$581
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$495
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$531
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$760
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$691
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$576
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$1027
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$977
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$813
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$641
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$654
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$664
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$697
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$570
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$534
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$610
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$827
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$681
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$1027
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$713
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$1057
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$1177
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$704
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$692
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