Perth vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Perth	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$945
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5119	$2280
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$2099	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$32.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3624	$846
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	18
😀 Quality of life	96	64
🏙️ Population	2.14M	151K

The cost of living in Perth is 143% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 1068th and 5703rd ($2292 vs $945) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th in Australia and Montenegro, respectively. Check Australia vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Perth compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 10th and 4656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Podgorica

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	Perth	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$7.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1088	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7584	$2115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6088	$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$7.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$5.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.1	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.8	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1668	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12548	$6873

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693

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