Abu Dhabi vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$2509
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$542
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$925
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$36.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$1167
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	19
😀 Quality of life	85	68
🏙️ Population	1.57M	151K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 103% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 1650th and 5175th ($2133 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in the United Arab Emirates and Montenegro, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.1 months in Podgorica. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 424th and 4447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Podgorica

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	Abu Dhabi	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$739
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$67.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	5.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$3197
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$7.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$4.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$88.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$7713

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$930
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1207
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$1078
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1265
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$849
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1092
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1093
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1661
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$1030
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$918
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1264
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$581
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$770
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$758
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$718
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$687
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$949
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$826
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$880
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$727
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$738
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$772
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$675
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$841
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$932
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$897
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$594
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$591
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1362
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$663
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$830
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1415
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$891
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$710
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1511