Perth vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Perth	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$2483
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$925
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$36.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3927	$1100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	18
😀 Quality of life	98	69
🏙️ Population	2.14M	151K

The cost of living in Perth is 123% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 1191st and 5220th ($2338 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Australia and Montenegro, respectively. Check Australia vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.1 months in Podgorica. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 12th and 4341st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Perth	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.17	$2.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1454	$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1749	$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5455	$2800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4695	$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77	$33.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$7.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$9.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.5	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1856	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13377	$7507

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736

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