Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 29.7% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 29.7% less for restaurants
Douglas
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Podgorica
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.91
|
$7.58
€7.07
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.82
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.70
|
$2.01
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.35
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
Douglas
|
Podgorica
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.42
|
$3.78
€3.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.63
|
$5.48
€5.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.34
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.74
|
$3.43
€3.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.79
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.32
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.40
|
$0.43
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.64
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 29.7% less for transportation
Douglas
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.02
|
$6.10
€5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.85
|
$32.49
€30.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,881.95
|
$27,074.68
€25,262.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.14
|
$5.85
€5.46
|
|
pay 47.9% less for housing
Douglas
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.94
|
$28.35
€26.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£889.53
|
$570.08
€531.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£740.24
|
$445.50
€415.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£103.09
|
$83.22
€77.65
|
|
pay 70.3% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£796.22
|
$213.35
€199.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,265.65
|
$6,904.04
€6,441.84
|
|
pay 49.1% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Podgorica
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.78
|
$2.38
€2.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.30
|
$1.86
€1.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.94
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.50
|
$37.90
€35.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.96
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
pay 34.5% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Podgorica
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.80
|
$72.42
€67.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.87
|
$36.28
€33.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.26
|
$94.11
€87.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.08
|
$102.88
€96.00
|
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