Calgary vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$2353
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$946
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$919
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	18
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	1.31M	151K

The cost of living in Calgary is 113% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 1646th and 5660th ($2077 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 6th in Canada and Montenegro, respectively. Check Canada vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 153rd and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Podgorica

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	Calgary	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$6771

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$816
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1117
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$972
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1150
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$679
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$965
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1030
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1070
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1187
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$935
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$772
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1015
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$463
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$682
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$693
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$595
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$796
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$759
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$772
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$614
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$636
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$749
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$588
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$776
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$807
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$746
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$545
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$559
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$537
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1164
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$635
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$711
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1199
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$636
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1274