Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 37.5% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 37.8% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Podgorica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.05
|
$7.58
€7.02
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.29
€9.53
|
$6.50
€6.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
€2.43
|
$2.01
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Podgorica
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
€4.89
|
$3.78
€3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.20
|
$5.48
€5.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
€2.66
|
$2.98
€2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.90
€4.54
|
$3.43
€3.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.32
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.09
|
$6.10
€5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.49
€30.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,450.20
€23,563.68
|
$27,074.68
€25,067.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.24
€27.07
|
$5.85
€5.41
|
|
pay 37.8% less for housing
Valletta
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
€35.72
|
$28.35
€26.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,095.02
€1,013.85
|
$570.08
€527.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$900.23
€833.50
|
$445.50
€412.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.57
€104.23
|
$83.22
€77.05
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$667.12
€617.67
|
$213.35
€197.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,288.38
€9,525.74
|
$6,904.04
€6,392.27
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.01
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
€2.49
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.51
|
$3.90
€3.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.22
€75.20
|
$37.90
€35.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.03
|
$5.41
€5.01
|
|
pay 43.4% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Podgorica
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$127.25
€117.82
|
$72.42
€67.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.27
€57.66
|
$36.28
€33.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$157.03
€145.39
|
$94.11
€87.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.35
€185.50
|
$102.88
€95.26
|
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