Podgorica vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2353
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$517
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$953
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$328
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.1
$53.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$919
$546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
18
58
😀 Quality of life
63
67
🏙️ Population
151K
1.12M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 4% less expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 5660th and 5394th ($975 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Montenegro and Georgia, respectively. Check Montenegro vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 0.5 months in Tbilisi. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 4694th and 3528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Podgorica Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.86
$9.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$760
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$44.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
11.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2414
$2054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1909
$1130
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.52
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.91
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$7.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$47.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6771
$5278

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$1199
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$990
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$568
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$1081
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$608
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$812
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$553
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$574
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$676
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$760
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$419
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