Podgorica vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Podgorica	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1053	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$542	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$925	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.2	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1167	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	19	19
😀 Quality of life	68	68
🏙️ Population	151K	955K

The cost of living in Podgorica is 39% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5175th and 3058th ($1053 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 14th 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 75th in Spain, while ranked 4447th and 4533rd 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	$10.7	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.9	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$993	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.5	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.43%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3197	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2341	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.13	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.54	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.38	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.21	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.8	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$364	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7713	$7249

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Cities near Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$930
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1207
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$1078
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1265
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$849
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1092
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1093
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1661
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$1030
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$918
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1264
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$581
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$770
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$758
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$718
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$687
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$949
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$826
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$880
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$727
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$738
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$772
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$675
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$841
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$932
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$897
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$594
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$591
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1362
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$663
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$830
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1415
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$891
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$710
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1511

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469