Podgorica vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2478
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$551
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$994
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$929
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
18
38
😀 Quality of life
62
77
🏙️ Population
151K
767K

The cost of living in Podgorica is 17% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5422nd and 4447th ($1035 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Montenegro and Croatia, respectively. Check Montenegro vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 4787th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Podgorica Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.93
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.28
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.06
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.62
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.07
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7581
$10598

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41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1146
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$1045
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$1053
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1076
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1046
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1161
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$936
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$787
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$692
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1086
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$521
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$641
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$705
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$661
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$676
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$816
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$697
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$785
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$657
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$645
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$808
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$589
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$658
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$737
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$902
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$549
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$593
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$545
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1239
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$685
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$743
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1280
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$792
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$695
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1282

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1142
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$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
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$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780