Podgorica vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Podgorica Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1066
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2549
$6700
🏠 One person rent
$544
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$3002
🍽️ Food expenses
$383
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$947
$4145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
19
99
😀 Quality of life
67
98
🏙️ Population
151K
5.45M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 63% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5191st and 348th ($1066 vs $2844) 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4840th 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
$10.9
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.3
$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1017
$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.8
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33
$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.53%
6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.3
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.68
$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.3
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8022
$21946

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$1661
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$940
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$851
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$571
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$769
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$819
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$694
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$692
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$956
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$888
186 km or 115 mi Skopje
$887
193 km or 120 mi Fier
$723
195 km or 121 mi Ohrid
$735
201 km or 125 mi Berat
$794
204 km or 127 mi Kumanovo
$680
209 km or 130 mi Valjevo
$924
221 km or 138 mi Kragujevac
$948
222 km or 138 mi Vlore
$893
222 km or 138 mi Veles
$593
225 km or 140 mi Zenica
$631
225 km or 140 mi Prilep
$609
228 km or 142 mi Brindisi
$1380
232 km or 144 mi Bitola
$678
236 km or 146 mi Nis
$857
236 km or 147 mi Ostuni
$1430
238 km or 148 mi Korce
$905
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$721
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$2379
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$2482
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$2050
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$1710
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$1695
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$1997
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$1699
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$1821
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$1477
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$2223
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$1867
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
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$1288
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$1583
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$2172
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$1824
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$1815
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$2703
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$1979
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$2528
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2352
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$1896
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$1860
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$1487
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$1766
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$1894
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$1813
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$1798
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$1829
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$2496
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$1928
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$1889
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$1906
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$2269
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$2217
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