Montreal vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$2478
🏠 One person rent
$986
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$994
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$35.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$929
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
18
😀 Quality of life
93
62
🏙️ Population
1.76M
151K

The cost of living in Montreal is 89% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 2002nd and 5422nd ($1954 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 8th in Canada and Montenegro, respectively. Check Canada vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 60th and 4787th among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$6.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$7581

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610

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