Montreal vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$945
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$2280
🏠 One person rent
$928
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$32.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$846
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
18
😀 Quality of life
95
64
🏙️ Population
1.76M
151K

The cost of living in Montreal is 93% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 2281st and 5703rd ($1821 vs $945) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 8th in Canada and Montenegro, respectively. Check Canada vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 30th and 4656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$7.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$2115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$6873

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Podgorica

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$816
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1116
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1013
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1040
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$670
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$989
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1004
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1030
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1028
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1120
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$798
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$762
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$704
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1002
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$664
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$570
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$672
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$691
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$591
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$742
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$681
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$760
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$628
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$626
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$594
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$563
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$585
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$733
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$707
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$531
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$545
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$534
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1124
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$692
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$702
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1175
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$548
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$645
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1048