Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 4.8 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Banjul
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.41
GMD163.44
|
$7.48
€6.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
GMD463.09
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
GMD49.03
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
GMD40.86
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
pay 31.8% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.05
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.81
GMD190.69
|
$3.56
€3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
GMD386.69
|
$4.99
€4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
GMD129.88
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
GMD105.03
|
$3.46
€3.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD57.66
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
GMD43.25
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.16
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
GMD46.95
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.83
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
GMD20.59
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
GMD261.23
|
$6.24
€5.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.98
€30.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,100.08
|
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,627.41
|
$29.23
€27.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,075.56
|
$441.52
€409.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$44.30
GMD3,002.54
|
$325.02
€301.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.38
GMD2,194.22
|
$86.56
€80.31
|
|
pay 13.1 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$16.08
GMD1,089.63
|
$186.91
€173.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$401.93
GMD27,240.76
|
$5,827.08
€5,406.08
|
|
pay 54.6% more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$2.20
€2.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.04
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
GMD119.86
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.12
GMD1,634.45
|
$36.48
€33.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
GMD217.93
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
Banjul
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.17
|
$80.02
€74.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.63
|
$35.04
€32.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,268.89
|
$84.38
€78.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$19.29
GMD1,307.56
|
$101.39
€94.07
|
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