Ottawa vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2170
$945
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4837
$2280
🏠 One person rent
$1276
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$1943
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$32.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2926
$846
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
18
😀 Quality of life
90
64
🏙️ Population
1.02M
151K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 130% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 1355th and 5703rd ($2170 vs $945) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 8th in Canada and Montenegro, respectively. Check Canada vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 117th and 4656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$7.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1239
$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1064
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.14%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8889
$2115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6051
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$5.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1090
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21213
$6873

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874

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