Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 11.0% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€6.98
|
$8.50
ARS7,613.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.99
|
$6.00
ARS5,374.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.86
|
$1.33
ARS1,195.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.97
ARS871.53
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
$2.02
ARS1,812.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$4.64
ARS4,155.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.05
|
$4.08
ARS3,652.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.75
|
$2.08
ARS1,864.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.16
|
$2.06
ARS1,847.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.83
ARS739.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.81
ARS722.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.57
ARS511.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.75
ARS674.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.39
ARS349.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.40
ARS358.52
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.62
|
$3.45
ARS3,091.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.93
|
$9.00
ARS8,061.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,938.68
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,915,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.39
|
$7.66
ARS6,861.44
|
|
pay 30.1% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.12
|
$20.18
ARS18,072.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€525.11
|
$491.75
ARS440,485.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€410.35
|
$356.25
ARS319,110.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€76.66
|
$35.17
ARS31,506.81
|
|
pay 10.6% less for childcare
Podgorica
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€196.52
|
$219.88
ARS196,953.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,359.36
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,680,463.36
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$1.50
ARS1,343.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$2.28
ARS2,041.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
$2.00
ARS1,791.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€34.91
|
$21.45
ARS19,217.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€4.99
|
$4.27
ARS3,823.76
|
|
pay 29.7% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€66.71
|
$81.61
ARS73,098.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.42
|
$65.79
ARS58,932.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€86.69
|
$116.21
ARS104,091.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€94.77
|
$104.11
ARS93,257.75
|
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