Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 39.6% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$28.03
|
$7.58
€6.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$14.77
|
$6.50
€5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.28
|
$2.01
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.82
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$10.00
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.60
|
$5.48
€5.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.32
|
$2.98
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.60
|
$3.43
€3.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
$0.55
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
$0.55
€0.50
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.74
|
$6.10
€5.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$128.78
|
$32.49
€29.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,018.67
|
$27,074.68
€24,938.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.31
|
$5.85
€5.39
|
|
pay 53.2% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$73.31
|
$28.35
€26.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,949.21
|
$570.08
€525.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,792.60
|
$445.50
€410.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$186.90
|
$83.22
€76.66
|
|
pay 73.3% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,423.13
|
$213.35
€196.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$28,614.97
|
$6,904.04
€6,359.36
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$8.01
|
$2.38
€2.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.28
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$17.02
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$66.10
|
$37.90
€34.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.02
|
$5.41
€4.99
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$82.09
|
$72.42
€66.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$66.00
|
$36.28
€33.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$142.57
|
$94.11
€86.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$154.55
|
$102.88
€94.77
|
|
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