Cost of living comparison

Zimbabwe

compared to

Montenegro

Podgorica vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Podgorica is 27.2% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 60.9% more in Podgorica
Groceries: pay 7.8% less in Podgorica
Transportation: pay 13.6% less in Podgorica
Housing: pay 60.1% more in Podgorica
Childcare: pay 18.0% less in Podgorica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% more in Podgorica
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Podgorica

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

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Podgorica vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.9% more for restaurants

	Harare	Podgorica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$11.20 €9.99	+12.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.75 ZWL1,851.50	$10.64 €9.49	+85.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 ZWL308.58	$2.55 €2.28	+166.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ZWL151.05	$1.43 €1.28	+204.8%
Average			+60.9%

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pay 7.8% less for groceries

	Harare	Podgorica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$0.98 €0.87	-2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73 ZWL1,845.30	$4.33 €3.86	-24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.73 ZWL1,843.59	$4.90 €4.37	-14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 ZWL622.53	$3.50 €3.13	+81.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 ZWL791.38	$3.77 €3.36	+53.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 ZWL439.66	$0.72 €0.65	-47.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 ZWL243.55	$0.76 €0.68	+0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 ZWL296.54	$0.80 €0.71	-13.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZWL226.23	$1.07 €0.96	+52.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ZWL251.62	$0.44 €0.39	-44.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL257.47	$0.47 €0.42	-40.8%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 13.6% less for transportation

	Harare	Podgorica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.91 ZWL2,223.82	$7.02 €6.26	+1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00 ZWL19,320.00	$33.59 €29.98	-44.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7M	$30,517.27 €27,237.83	+38.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$7.03 €6.27	-64.9%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 60.1% more for housing

	Harare	Podgorica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.99 ZWL22,213.67	$31.80 €28.38	-53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.00 ZWL126K	$639.89 €571.13	+64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$316.60 ZWL102K	$489.46 €436.87	+54.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 ZWL12,644.39	$98.01 €87.48	+149.6%
Average			+60.1%

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pay 18.0% less for childcare

	Harare	Podgorica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$433.79 ZWL140K	$340.96 €304.32	-21.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,555.56 ZWL3M	$7,315.61 €6,529.46	-14.5%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Podgorica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 ZWL402.50	$3.08 €2.75	+146.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 ZWL966.00	$2.17 €1.94	-27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 ZWL644.00	$4.37 €3.90	+118.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.92 ZWL15,429.17	$48.15 €42.97	+0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$6.44 €5.75	-35.6%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Harare	Podgorica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.22 ZWL7,477.56	$87.34 €77.95	+276.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.15 ZWL6,809.04	$46.28 €41.31	+118.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$38.68 ZWL12,453.92	$97.42 €86.95	+151.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.37 ZWL12,998.47	$105.75 €94.39	+162.0%
Average			+171.5%

Harare vs. Podgorica - Cost of clothing

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