Podgorica vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$945
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2280
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$508
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.9
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$846
$1719
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
18
65
😀 Quality of life
64
82
🏙️ Population
151K
1.25M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 41% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5703rd and 3028th ($945 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Montenegro and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Montenegro vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4656th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Podgorica Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.4
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.45
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.7
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2115
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1584
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.3
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.4
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6873
$5193

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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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$1841
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$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541