Damascus vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2478
🏠 One person rent
$271
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$994
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$35.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$929
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
25
18
😀 Quality of life
32
62
🏙️ Population
2.58M
151K

The cost of living in Damascus is 35% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 7105th and 5422nd ($672 vs $1035) 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 7854th and 4787th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.46
 Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$6.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$6.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$7581

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

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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