Podgorica vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$945
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2280
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$508
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.9
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$2566
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
18
71
😀 Quality of life
64
74
🏙️ Population
151K
7.01M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 42% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5703rd and 2922nd ($945 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4656th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Podgorica Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.4
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.45
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2115
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1584
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.4
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6873
$9649

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$1013
41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1040
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$670
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
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$1936
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$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561