Melbourne vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$2478
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$994
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$35.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$929
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
18
😀 Quality of life
100
62
🏙️ Population
5.03M
151K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 132% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 923rd and 5422nd ($2397 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in Australia and Montenegro, respectively. Check Australia vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 1st and 4787th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$6.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$7581

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Podgorica

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