Podgorica vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Podgorica	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2353	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$517	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$946	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.1	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$919	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	18	37
😀 Quality of life	63	73
🏙️ Population	151K	6.44K

The cost of living in Podgorica is 38% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5660th and 3109th ($975 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Montenegro and Malta, respectively. Check Montenegro vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 4694th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Valletta

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	Podgorica	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.86	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$760	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6771	$8456

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348