Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 3.5% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
Basseterre
|
Podgorica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
$7.48
€6.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
pay 38.5% less for groceries
Basseterre
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$3.56
€3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
$4.99
€4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
$3.46
€3.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
Basseterre
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$6.24
€5.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.98
€30.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
Basseterre
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
$29.23
€27.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
$441.52
€409.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
$325.02
€301.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
$86.56
€80.31
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Basseterre
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$186.91
€173.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,827.08
€5,406.08
|
pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports
Basseterre
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.20
€2.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$36.48
€33.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.50
€5.10
|
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pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Basseterre
|
Podgorica
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$80.02
€74.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.04
€32.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$84.38
€78.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$101.39
€94.07
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