Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 36.0% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of France, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
France
|
Podgorica
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.98
|
$7.48
€6.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.26
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
France
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.73
|
$3.56
€3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$4.99
€4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.23
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$3.46
€3.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 29.9% less for transportation
France
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.28
|
$6.24
€5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.70
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,352.82
|
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.76
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
France
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.73
|
$29.23
€27.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€706.37
|
$441.52
€410.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€567.14
|
$325.02
€301.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€125.40
|
$86.56
€80.39
|
|
pay 60.4% less for childcare
France
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€626.14
|
$186.91
€173.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,502.13
|
$5,827.08
€5,411.32
|
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.79
|
$2.20
€2.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.72
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.31
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.27
|
$36.48
€33.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.42
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
France
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.10
|
$80.02
€74.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.13
|
$35.04
€32.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.49
|
$84.38
€78.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.96
|
$101.39
€94.16
|
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