Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 61.7% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$7.48
€6.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$4.95
€4.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
pay 74.9% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$4.99
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$3.46
€3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 47.2% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$6.24
€5.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$32.98
€30.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
pay 74.7% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$29.23
€27.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$441.52
€412.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$325.02
€303.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$86.56
€80.93
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$186.91
€174.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$5,827.08
€5,447.65
|
|
pay 72.8% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$2.20
€2.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$3.85
€3.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$36.48
€34.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$80.02
€74.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$35.04
€32.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$84.38
€78.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$101.39
€94.79
|
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