Damascus vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$945
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2280
🏠 One person rent
$225
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$32.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
25
18
😀 Quality of life
36
64
🏙️ Population
2.5M
151K

The cost of living in Damascus is 38% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 7822nd and 5703rd ($583 vs $945) 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 7665th and 4656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$7.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$2115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$7.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$6873

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 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