Podgorica vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Podgorica	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1047	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$539	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$925	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.2	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$1533
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	18	18
😀 Quality of life	69	66
🏙️ Population	151K	955K

The cost of living in Podgorica is 39% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5220th and 3094th ($1047 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 10th in Montenegro and Spain, respectively. Check Montenegro vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Podgorica compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 4341st and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Tenerife

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	Podgorica	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.86	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$541	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$978	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.46%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2800	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2198	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.5	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.15	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.25	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.9	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$299	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7507	$6640

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Cities near Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1195
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$1115
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1261
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$819
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1111
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1107
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1539
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1610
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$1041
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$945
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1294
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$557
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$720
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$760
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$655
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$932
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$858
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$849
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$701
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$764
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$883
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$918
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$887
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$572
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$618
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1349
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$667
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$819
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1392
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$857
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$707
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1503

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401