Damascus vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2549
🏠 One person rent
$310
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$947
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
19
😀 Quality of life
40
67
🏙️ Population
2.69M
151K

The cost of living in Damascus is 37% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 7406th and 5191st ($675 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Syria and Montenegro, respectively. Check Syria vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 7899th and 4840th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Podgorica

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Damascus Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$40.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$68.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
5.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$3015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$2304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$7.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$6.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$87.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$8022

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$990
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1206
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1150
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1288
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$839
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1119
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1193
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1156
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1661
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$1022
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$940
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$851
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1256
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$571
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$769
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$819
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$694
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$692
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$956
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$888
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$887
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$723
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$735
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$794
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$680
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$924
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$948
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$893
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$593
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$631
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$609
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1380
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$678
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$857
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1430
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$905
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$721
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1571