Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 96.7% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,510
|
$7.48
€6.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,299
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,240
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
pay 31.8% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,480
|
$3.56
€3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,604
|
$4.99
€4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,604
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,269
|
$3.46
€3.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,082
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF875
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,666
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF771
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,479
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 61.1% more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,516
|
$6.24
€5.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
$32.98
€30.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,573,158
|
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,797
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
$29.23
€27.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF619,926
|
$441.52
€409.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,194
|
$325.02
€301.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,604
|
$86.56
€80.31
|
|
pay 56.3% less for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,377,613
|
$186.91
€173.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,440,320
|
$5,827.08
€5,406.08
|
|
pay 66.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,653
|
$2.20
€2.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,199
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,888
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,105
|
$36.48
€33.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
pay 68.6% more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
$80.02
€74.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF206,642
|
$35.04
€32.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF137,761
|
$84.38
€78.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF247,970
|
$101.39
€94.07
|
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