Podgorica vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Podgorica	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2353	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$517	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$946	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.1	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$919	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	18	65
😀 Quality of life	63	83
🏙️ Population	151K	1.25M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 35% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5660th and 3460th ($975 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 4694th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Sharjah

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	Podgorica	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.86	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$760	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6771	$7169

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536