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Podgorica vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Podgorica is 9.4% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Podgorica
Groceries: pay 0.5% more in Podgorica
Transportation: pay 42.1% more in Podgorica
Housing: pay 36.3% less in Podgorica
Childcare: pay 49.5% less in Podgorica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.9% less in Podgorica
Clothing: pay 8.0% more in Podgorica

The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Podgorica are more expensive than in Doha. Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are lower in Podgorica. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Podgorica.

Podgorica vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Podgorica instead of Doha, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Doha	Podgorica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.24 QAR29.97	$11.10 €9.45	+34.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 QAR25.98	$9.34 €7.96	+30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 QAR3.19	$2.43 €2.07	+176.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 QAR1.08	$1.45 €1.23	+385.8%
Average			+157.0%

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pay 0.5% more for groceries

	Doha	Podgorica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 QAR5.52	$1.06 €0.90	-30.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 QAR20.27	$4.45 €3.79	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.92 QAR28.80	$5.00 €4.26	-36.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 QAR9.14	$3.23 €2.76	+28.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.51 QAR12.76	$3.83 €3.26	+9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 QAR3.44	$0.68 €0.58	-27.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 QAR2.63	$0.79 €0.67	+9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 QAR2.67	$0.76 €0.65	+3.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 QAR2.35	$1.13 €0.97	+75.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 QAR1.78	$0.45 €0.38	-7.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 QAR1.83	$0.51 €0.44	+1.5%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 42.1% more for transportation

	Doha	Podgorica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.15 QAR7.81	$6.63 €5.65	+208.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.46 QAR99.91	$35.04 €29.85	+27.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,456.90 QAR99,908.95	$26,863.76 €22,888.09	-2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.77 QAR71.93	$6.77 €5.77	-65.7%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 36.3% less for housing

	Doha	Podgorica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.14 QAR317.09	$32.83 €27.98	-62.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,630.25 QAR5,932.09	$654.56 €557.69	-59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,149.49 QAR4,182.73	$501.37 €427.17	-56.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.60 QAR242.33	$88.66 €75.54	+33.1%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 49.5% less for childcare

	Doha	Podgorica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$836.08 QAR3,042.31	$292.00 €248.78	-65.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,413.33 QAR41,530.34	$7,533.53 €6,418.62	-34.0%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Podgorica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.98 QAR39.96	$2.74 €2.34	-75.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15 QAR18.76	$2.20 €1.87	-57.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.48	$4.32 €3.68	-33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$121.52 QAR442.19	$46.99 €40.03	-61.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.36 QAR44.96	$5.84 €4.98	-52.7%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 8.0% more for clothing

	Doha	Podgorica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.08 QAR229.54	$86.70 €73.87	+37.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.90 QAR203.41	$46.72 €39.81	-16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.01 QAR374.83	$95.63 €81.48	-7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.59 QAR333.26	$108.04 €92.05	+18.0%
Average			+8.0%

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