Podgorica vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Podgorica	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2353	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$517	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$946	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.1	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$919	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	18	46
😀 Quality of life	63	55
🏙️ Population	151K	2.96M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 14% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 5660th and 6253rd ($975 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Montenegro and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Montenegro vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 4694th and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Tashkent

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	Podgorica	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.86	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$760	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6771	$9301

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785