Montreal vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1903
$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4337
$2483
🏠 One person rent
$969
$539
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$925
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$36.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2945
$1100
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
18
😀 Quality of life
95
69
🏙️ Population
1.8M
151K

The cost of living in Montreal is 82% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 2306th and 5220th ($1903 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.1 months in Podgorica. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 46th and 4341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$8.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6195
$2800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4493
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4789
$7507

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811

Cities near Podgorica

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$967
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1195
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1115
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1261
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$819
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1107
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1111
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1164
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1107
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1539
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$1041
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$945
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$828
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1294
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$557
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$720
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$760
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$655
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$673
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$932
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$858
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$849
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$701
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$697
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$764
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$642
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$883
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$918
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$887
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$572
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$618
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$592
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1349
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$667
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$819
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1392
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$857
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$707
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1503