Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 3.6 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Podgorica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£129.82
|
$7.48
€7.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.03
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.78
|
$1.59
€1.49
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£59.25
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£116.60
|
$4.99
€4.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
$2.77
€2.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£76.43
|
$3.46
€3.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.48
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.59
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.66
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.08
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.75
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.84
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£49.14
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£384.78
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£89.06
|
$5.94
€5.57
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
$29.23
€27.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
$441.52
€414.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
$325.02
€304.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
$86.56
€81.19
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
$186.91
€175.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
$5,827.08
€5,465.02
|
|
pay 95.2% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.83
|
$2.20
€2.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.71
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
$3.85
€3.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£732.66
|
$36.48
€34.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£150.96
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
$80.02
€75.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
$35.04
€32.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
$84.38
€79.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
$101.39
€95.09
|
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