Podgorica vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$945
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2280
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$508
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.9
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$1771
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
18
93
😀 Quality of life
64
83
🏙️ Population
151K
1.86M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 35% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5703rd and 3564th ($945 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Montenegro and Poland, respectively. Check Montenegro vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 4656th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Podgorica Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.4
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.45
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2115
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1584
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$8.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.4
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6873
$11854

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$1028
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$1120
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$1302
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$798
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$762
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$704
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$1002
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$664
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$570
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$672
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$691
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$591
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$742
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$681
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$760
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$628
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$626
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$594
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$563
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$585
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$733
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$707
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$531
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$545
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$534
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1124
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$692
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$702
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$1175
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$548
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$645
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$1238
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$1218
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$1029
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$1040
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$842
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$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
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$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
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$973
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$936
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$1016
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$863
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$999
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$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
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$415
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$1024
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$1002
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$1008
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$1013
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$943
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$980
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$1042
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$849
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$1043
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$1118
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$1037
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$995
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$791
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$1028
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$940
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$1011
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$385