Podgorica vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2353
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$517
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$946
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.1
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$919
$2731
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
18
72
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
151K
7.01M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 40% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5660th and 2911th ($975 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Montenegro and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Montenegro vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4694th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Podgorica Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.86
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$760
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2414
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1909
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.52
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.91
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.2
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6771
$10598

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$965
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$1030
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$1070
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$1070
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$1187
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$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
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$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
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$804
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$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
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$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
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$1828
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$979
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$589
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$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529