Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 42.8% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 43.5% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$6,119.30
|
$7.48
€6.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
$4.95
€4.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$899.30
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$784.37
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
pay 45.4% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,172.99
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,071.77
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,757.18
|
$4.99
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,274.82
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,541.89
|
$3.46
€3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$576.85
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$495.37
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$270.96
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$587.81
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$260.60
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$292.32
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,074.21
|
$6.24
€5.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,944.46
|
$32.98
€30.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,854,637.27
|
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
pay 60.9% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,519.23
|
$29.23
€27.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$273,900.20
|
$441.52
€412.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$197,229.70
|
$325.02
€303.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$32,308.85
|
$86.56
€80.93
|
|
pay 1.4% more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$163,822.36
|
$186.91
€174.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,942,477.36
|
$5,827.08
€5,447.65
|
|
pay 35.0% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,748.37
|
$2.20
€2.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,501.24
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,748.37
|
$3.85
€3.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$19,293.96
|
$36.48
€34.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$58,663.01
|
$80.02
€74.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$50,294.98
|
$35.04
€32.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$93,540.76
|
$84.38
€78.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$86,283.63
|
$101.39
€94.79
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Podgorica or Buenos Aires. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.