Beirut vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$945
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2280
🏠 One person rent
$623
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$32.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
18
😀 Quality of life
62
64
🏙️ Population
2.42M
151K

The cost of living in Beirut is 27% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 4447th and 5703rd ($1195 vs $945) 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 0.3 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 5118th and 4656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$7.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$2115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$6873

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$816
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1116
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1013
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1040
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$670
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$989
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1004
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1030
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1028
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1120
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$798
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$762
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$704
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1002
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$664
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$570
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$672
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$691
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$591
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$742
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$681
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$760
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$628
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$626
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$594
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$563
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$585
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$733
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$707
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$531
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$545
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$534
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1124
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$692
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$702
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1175
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$548
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$645
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1048