Podgorica vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Podgorica	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2353	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$517	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$946	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$919	$4298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	18	75
😀 Quality of life	63	88
🏙️ Population	151K	459K

The cost of living in Podgorica is 60% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5660th and 866th ($975 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 797th in Montenegro and the United States, respectively. Check Montenegro vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 4694th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Virginia Beach

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	Podgorica	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.86	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$760	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6771	$18786

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777