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144 reviews
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Podgorica

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cities

small

good

affordable

kotor

restaurants

work

great

north

country

coast

capital

Small city, very safe and chill. Internet in general was good, more affordable much less crowded than Kotor and all the beach cities in Montenegro.
Bars and restaurants during summer nights were full, mostly with locals, nice atmosphere.
There is nothing much to see in the city, besides the river and some parks, but it's good to work and focus.

3 months ago

It's a small city and a great place to work and go about your day.
Not very touristy and there are much better places in Montenegro to visit as a tourist but Podgorica is great as a base to explore both the north and south of the country as it's very well connected with roads in each direction.
It's very affordable compared to the coast and there are a lot of restaurants, cafes, and shops.

5 months ago

Google "ugliest Balkan capital city reddit" and you see what is the most popular answer. I've been to all the Balkans, and Podgorica is probably the most "meh" and uninteresting city I remember visiting. Abandoned building without windows right on the main square of the capital of the country, are you kidding me? Really boring and although there are some things to see, but overall it's extremely generic, and you'd be better off going to other cities of Montenegro instead of Podgorica. Kotor for example is much more interesting, as well as some other cities on coast, or nature on the north.

10 months ago

✅ Affordable

✅ Safe and chill atmosphere

✅ Well-connected for exploring Montenegro

✅ Good internet

✅ Vibrant local nightlife

✅ Affordable to live

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ Good air quality today

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Roads are pretty safe

✅ Freedom of speech

✅ Safe for women

✅ LGBTQ+ friendly

❌ Boring and uninteresting city

❌ Not very touristy

❌ Limited attractions

❌ Not very democratic

❌ Not much to do

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Hospitals are not that great

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Not family friendly

❌ People smoking tobacco a lot

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feels

43 6°
cold

50 10°
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46 8°
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52 11°
cool

64 18°
cool

73 23°
mild

79 26°
warm

77 25°
warm

72 22°
mild

59 15°
cool

54 12°
cool

39 4°
cold

Real

43 6°
very cold

50 10°
cold

46 8°
cold

52 11°
cool

64 18°
cool

73 23°
mild

82 28°
very warm

81 27°
warm

72 22°
mild

59 15°
cool

54 12°
cool

40 5°
very cold

Humidity

nice
37%

nice
31%

too dry
28%

nice
31%

too dry
29%

too dry
27%

too dry
23%

too dry
20%

too dry
25%

too dry
29%

nice
32%

nice
33%

Most common

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

Rain

rainy
184mm

rainy
227mm

rainy
114mm

rainy
156mm

rainy
115mm

dry
9mm

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18mm

dry
43mm

dry
22mm

rainy
134mm

rainy
318mm

rainy
274mm

Cloud

cloudy
53%

pockets
31%

pockets
34%

pockets
39%

pockets
35%

pockets
21%

pockets
16%

pockets
12%

pockets
32%

cloudy
52%

pockets
48%

Air quality

bad
166 US AQI

okay
98 US AQI

okay
98* US AQI

okay
77 US AQI

Sun

safe
1 UVI

safe
2 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

safe
2 UVI

safe
1 UVI

Remote workers

250 people

440 people

300 people

567 people

800 people

600 people

689 people

517 people

400 people

457 people

600 people

250 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Not all nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 13° 55° 13° 56° AQI 21

🚕56min

$2,115 / mo

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⭐️ OverallAll

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 62° AQI 21

🚕1h

$2,646 / mo

47 Mbps

Kotor

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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👍 Liked great

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

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✈️2h

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

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📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

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✈️2h

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Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Not all nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	2.64/5 (Rank #343) 144 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍4 liked it 👎2 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $1,976 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 13Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Too cold: 13°C55°F (feels 13°C55°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 57%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Great: 36 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	😐 Moderate: 98 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
🤮 Food safety*	Good
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very low: $580 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Bad
😄 Happiness*	Okay
🍸 Nightlife	Bad
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Okay
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Good
👩 Female friendly	Okay
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Okay
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Montenegro
🗓️ Average trip length	6 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	13 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌥 13°C 55°F + 😊 Comfy (57%) = feels 13°C 55°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 36 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👎😷 98 US AQI = 🚬 / day
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	CarGo
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 106
💻 Best coworking space	SDP Podgorica
💻 Best alt. coworking space	Superfounders Podgorica
☕️ Best coffee place	Venom
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	👍13% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	190,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$6,958 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 47% 👱‍♀️ 53%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 41% 👱‍♀️ 59%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 89% 👱‍♀️ 11%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
🏠 Apartment listings	Airbnb
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Montenegro Airlines
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Montenegro Airlines
🏥 Best hospital	Ars Medica

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$1,976 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,059 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$1,982 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$566 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$1,111 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$1,423 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$446 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$52 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$47 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$389 / month
🍛 Dinner	$6
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$2
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$1
👩‍🏫 International school	$5,706 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$14 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$2 / trip