Podgorica vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Podgorica	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2353	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$517	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$946	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.1	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$919	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	18	18
😀 Quality of life	63	60
🏙️ Population	151K	932K

The cost of living in Podgorica is 40% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5660th and 3004th ($975 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th in Montenegro and Spain, respectively. Check Montenegro vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 4694th and 5171st 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	$8.86	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$760	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6771	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291