Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 42.2% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of China, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
China
|
Podgorica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.12
|
$7.48
€6.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥38.03
|
$4.95
€4.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
China
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.15
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.08
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.70
|
$4.99
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.69
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.01
|
$3.46
€3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.36
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 40.1% more for transportation
China
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.61
|
$6.24
€5.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥155.12
|
$32.98
€30.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,950.76
|
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥30.02
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
pay 66.3% more for housing
China
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.44
|
$29.23
€27.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,905.80
|
$441.52
€412.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,794.28
|
$325.02
€303.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥286.30
|
$86.56
€80.93
|
|
pay 62.3% less for childcare
China
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,308.06
|
$186.91
€174.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,584.64
|
$5,827.08
€5,447.65
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.31
|
$2.20
€2.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.24
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.62
|
$3.85
€3.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥306.28
|
$36.48
€34.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥46.04
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
pay 24.7% more for clothing
China
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.44
|
$80.02
€74.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.40
|
$35.04
€32.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.66
|
$84.38
€78.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.84
|
$101.39
€94.79
|
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