Islamabad vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1170
$2353
🏠 One person rent
$199
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.9
$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$261
$919
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
18
😀 Quality of life
49
63
🏙️ Population
1.01M
151K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 55% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 8870th and 5660th ($442 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Pakistan and Montenegro, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 6313th and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.13
$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.64
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.86%
5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1142
$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$682
$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.78
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.25
$6.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.56
$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.59
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.4
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.6
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2961
$6771

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$303
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$411
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$292
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$342
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$383
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$305
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$366
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$300
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$386
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$358
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$474
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$356
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$441
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$679
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$1070
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$1187
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$772
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$662
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$1015
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$463
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$682
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$693
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$595
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$639
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$796
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$759
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$772
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$614
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$636
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$749
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$588
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$776
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$807
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$746
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$545
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$559
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$537
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$1164
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$635
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$711
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$1199
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$636
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$1274