Ottawa vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$2483
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$925
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$36.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$1100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	18
😀 Quality of life	92	69
🏙️ Population	1.02M	151K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 100% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 1744th and 5220th ($2096 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 8th in Canada and Montenegro, respectively. Check Canada vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.1 months in Podgorica. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 129th and 4341st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ottawa	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$2.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$2800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$7507

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

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