Ottawa vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ottawa	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2055	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4624	$2353
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$1940	$946
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3115	$919
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	18
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	1.02M	151K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 111% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 1701st and 5660th ($2055 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 Ottawa compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 162nd and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Podgorica

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	Ottawa	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2032	$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4939	$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4597	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.15	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$942	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19030	$6771

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800

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