Ottawa vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2236
$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$2478
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$994
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$35.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3150
$929
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
18
😀 Quality of life
89
62
🏙️ Population
1.02M
151K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 116% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 1290th and 5422nd ($2236 vs $1035) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 8th in Canada and Montenegro, respectively. Check Canada vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 167th and 4787th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4784
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.4
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$6.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1037
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20100
$7581

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Cetinje
$895
39 km or 24 mi Budva
$1191
40 km or 25 mi Bar
$1059
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1146
46 km or 28 mi Shkoder
$852
58 km or 36 mi Ulcinj
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Plav
$1053
63 km or 39 mi Mojkovac
$1076
67 km or 42 mi Berane
$1046
87 km or 54 mi Cavtat
$1161
97 km or 61 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
125 km or 77 mi Kamez
$936
125 km or 78 mi Durres
$787
129 km or 80 mi Novi Pazar
$692
132 km or 82 mi Tirana
$1086
140 km or 87 mi Mitrovica
$521
148 km or 92 mi Tetovo
$641
156 km or 97 mi Mostar
$705
158 km or 98 mi Pristina
$661
162 km or 101 mi Elbasan
$676
173 km or 107 mi Sarajevo
$816
184 km or 114 mi Cacak
$697
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$785
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$657
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$645
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$808
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$589
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$658
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$737
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$902
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$549
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$593
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$545
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1239
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$685
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$743
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1280
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$792
238 km or 148 mi Tuzla
$695
244 km or 152 mi Hvar
$1282