Perth vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Perth	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2345	$1035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5568	$2478
🏠 One person rent	$1324	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$994
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$353
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$35.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4072	$929
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	18
😀 Quality of life	98	62
🏙️ Population	2.14M	151K

The cost of living in Perth is 127% more expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 1024th and 5422nd ($2345 vs $1035) 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 1.7 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 7th and 4787th 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	$15.3	$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2593	$1084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1817	$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5420	$2465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3698	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.29	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.33	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.49	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.9	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$6.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1940	$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14689	$7581

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Podgorica

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