Podgorica vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Podgorica	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2353	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$517	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$946	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.1	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$919	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	18	100
😀 Quality of life	63	100
🏙️ Population	151K	4.84M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 62% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5660th and 745th ($975 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4694th and 2nd 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	$8.86	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.4	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1037	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$760	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6771	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683