Beirut vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2478
🏠 One person rent
$555
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$994
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$35.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$929
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
18
😀 Quality of life
61
62
🏙️ Population
2.42M
151K

The cost of living in Beirut is 13% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 4691st and 5422nd ($1165 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Lebanon and Montenegro, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 4996th and 4787th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$6.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$7581

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$895
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1191
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1059
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1146
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$852
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$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