Calgary vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2478
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$994
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$353
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$35.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$929
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	18
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	1.31M	151K

The cost of living in Calgary is 108% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 1473rd and 5422nd ($2149 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 8th in Canada and Montenegro, respectively. Check Canada vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 131st and 4787th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Calgary	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$7581

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Podgorica

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