Melbourne vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$2549
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$947
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
19
😀 Quality of life
100
67
🏙️ Population
5.35M
151K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 134% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 893rd and 5191st ($2496 vs $1066) 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 1.7 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 4840th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$40.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$68.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
5.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$3015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$2304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$7.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$87.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$8022

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172

Cities near Podgorica

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