Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 25.2% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Suva, you would:
pay 45.2% more for restaurants
Suva
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD15.21
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
FJD2.88
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FJD2.03
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
Suva
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
FJD1.08
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FJD12.21
|
$3.78
€3.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
FJD10.93
|
$5.48
€5.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
FJD7.47
|
$2.98
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
FJD7.47
|
$3.43
€3.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
FJD2.75
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
FJD1.97
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
FJD3.60
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
FJD2.85
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.44
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
FJD1.35
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 29.9% more for transportation
Suva
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FJD11.36
|
$6.10
€5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.33
FJD50.71
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,334.39
FJD50,714.70
|
$27,074.68
€25,118.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$5.85
€5.43
|
|
pay 39.6% more for housing
Suva
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.71
FJD51.56
|
$28.35
€26.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.79
FJD1,711.62
|
$570.08
€528.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$405.21
FJD920.11
|
$445.50
€413.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.59
FJD76.27
|
$83.22
€77.21
|
|
pay 7.5% less for childcare
Suva
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.12
FJD422.62
|
$213.35
€197.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,827.13
FJD22,314.47
|
$6,904.04
€6,405.23
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD6.09
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
FJD7.03
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD22.31
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
FJD61.34
|
$37.90
€35.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
pay 89.0% more for clothing
Suva
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD58.83
|
$72.42
€67.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD61.87
|
$36.28
€33.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.68
FJD144.61
|
$94.11
€87.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.63
FJD119.52
|
$102.88
€95.45
|
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