Podgorica vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2478
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$551
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$994
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.3
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$929
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
18
65
😀 Quality of life
62
83
🏙️ Population
151K
1.25M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 31% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5422nd and 3679th ($1035 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4787th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Podgorica Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.93
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.28
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.04%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.95
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.06
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.62
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.07
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7581
$5054

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41 km or 25 mi Kotor
$1146
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$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

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$2084
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$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
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$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
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$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507