Podgorica vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Podgorica	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1047	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2483	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$539	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$925	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.2	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1100	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	18	99
😀 Quality of life	69	100
🏙️ Population	151K	5.45M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 60% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5220th and 649th ($1047 vs $2640) 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 1.1 months in Podgorica compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4341st 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	$10.9	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.86	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$541	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$978	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.4	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.46%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2800	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2198	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.5	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.15	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.25	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.9	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$299	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7507	$19140

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Cities near Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1195
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$1115
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1261
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$819
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1111
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1107
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1539
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1610
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$1041
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$945
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1294
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$557
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$720
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$760
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$655
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$932
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$858
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$849
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$701
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$697
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$764
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$883
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$918
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$887
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$572
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$618
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1349
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$667
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$819
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1392
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$857
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$707
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1503

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710