Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.4 times more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 83.5% more for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€6.98
|
$21.66
€19.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.99
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.86
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$2.08
€1.91
|
|
pay 60.2% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$3.97
€3.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.05
|
$5.30
€4.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.75
|
$4.14
€3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.16
|
$4.61
€4.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.35
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.62
|
$7.20
€6.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.93
|
$129.96
€119.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,938.68
|
$39,718.55
€36,585.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.39
|
$22.04
€20.30
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Podgorica
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.12
|
$56.72
€52.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€525.11
|
$2,216.44
€2,041.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€410.35
|
$1,934.10
€1,781.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€76.66
|
$227.14
€209.22
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€196.52
|
$1,385.73
€1,276.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,359.36
|
$10,612.44
€9,775.19
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$7.04
€6.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$4.29
€3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
$17.33
€15.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€34.91
|
$50.46
€46.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€4.99
|
$14.08
€12.97
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€66.71
|
$93.14
€85.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.42
|
$40.93
€37.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€86.69
|
$97.04
€89.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€94.77
|
$100.46
€92.53
|
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