Podgorica vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Podgorica	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$945	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2280	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$508	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$940	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$315	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.9	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$846	$3743
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	18	99
😀 Quality of life	64	98
🏙️ Population	151K	4.84M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 66% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5703rd and 318th ($945 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Montenegro and Australia, respectively. Check Montenegro vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Podgorica compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4656th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Podgorica vs Sydney

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	Podgorica	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.4	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.3	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$387	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.7	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2115	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1584	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.81	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.02	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.39	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.43	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.4	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$216	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6873	$17934

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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	$1116
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$1013
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1040
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$670
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816