Podgorica vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Podgorica	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2353	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$517	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$946	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.1	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$919	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	18	38
😀 Quality of life	63	86
🏙️ Population	151K	549K

The cost of living in Podgorica is 41% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5660th and 2883rd ($975 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 110th in Montenegro and Canada, respectively. Check Montenegro vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 4694th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Quebec City

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	Podgorica	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.86	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$760	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6771	$6012

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Cities near Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$816
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1117
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$972
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1150
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$679
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$965
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1030
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1070
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1187
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$935
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$772
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1015
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$463
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$682
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$693
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$595
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$796
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$759
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$772
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$614
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$636
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$749
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$588
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$776
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$807
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$746
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$545
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$559
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$537
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1164
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$635
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$711
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1199
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$636
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1274

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732