Podgorica vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Podgorica	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1035	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2478	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$551	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$994	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.3	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$929	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	18	99
😀 Quality of life	62	99
🏙️ Population	151K	4.84M

The cost of living in Podgorica is 63% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5422nd and 312th ($1035 vs $2801) 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Podgorica ranked 1st best city to live in Montenegro vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4787th and 4th 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	$8.93	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.9	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2465	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.95	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.65	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.06	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.62	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.07	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$253	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7581	$18951

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Cities near Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$895
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1191
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$1059
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1146
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$852
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1053
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1046
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1161
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1251
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$787
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1086
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$521
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$641
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$705
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$661
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$676
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$816
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$697
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$785
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$657
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$645
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$808
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$589
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$658
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$737
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$902
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$549
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$593
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$545
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1239
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$685
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$743
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1280
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$792
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$695
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1282

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754