Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 31.6% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 79.4% more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB408.81
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB357.70
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB46.78
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.58
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.41
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB261.52
|
$3.78
€3.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB326.08
|
$5.48
€5.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB147.75
|
$2.98
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB353.78
|
$3.43
€3.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB169.15
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB27.99
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB62.83
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.10
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.63
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 78.3% more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB266.56
|
$6.10
€5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB573.68
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,462,875.25
|
$27,074.68
€25,118.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB222.50
|
$5.85
€5.43
|
|
pay 24.4% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,746.25
|
$28.35
€26.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,647.38
|
$570.08
€528.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,391.59
|
$445.50
€413.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,161.68
|
$83.22
€77.21
|
|
pay 36.0% more for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,775.35
|
$213.35
€197.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,519,396.27
|
$6,904.04
€6,405.23
|
|
pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.37
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.44
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,633.74
|
$37.90
€35.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB286.84
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,301.08
|
$72.42
€67.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,289.32
|
$36.28
€33.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,303.32
|
$94.11
€87.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,641.15
|
$102.88
€95.45
|
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