Podgorica vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Podgorica	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2353	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$517	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$946	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.1	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$919	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	18	27
😀 Quality of life	63	59
🏙️ Population	151K	687K

The cost of living in Podgorica is 11% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5660th and 4828th ($975 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 120th in Montenegro and Spain, respectively. Check Montenegro vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 4694th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Zaragoza

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	Podgorica	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.86	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$760	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6771	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387