Montreal vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$2353
🏠 One person rent
$940
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$919
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
18
😀 Quality of life
93
63
🏙️ Population
1.8M
151K

The cost of living in Montreal is 90% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 2225th and 5660th ($1857 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 6th in Canada and Montenegro, respectively. Check Canada vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 51st and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Podgorica

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Montreal Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$6771

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MontrealPodgorica

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692

Cities near Podgorica

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$816
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1117
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$972
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1150
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$679
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$965
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1030
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1070
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1070
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1187
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$935
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$772
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$662
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1015
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$463
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$682
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$693
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$595
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$639
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$796
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$759
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$772
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$614
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$636
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$749
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$588
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$776
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$807
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$746
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$545
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$559
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$537
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1164
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$635
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$711
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1199
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$765
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$636
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1274