Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 30.7% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.38
|
$7.48
€6.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.74
|
$3.56
€3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$4.99
€4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.87
|
$3.46
€3.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.80
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$6.24
€5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.37
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,672.12
|
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€16.90
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
pay 19.7% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.31
|
$29.23
€27.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€987.48
|
$441.52
€410.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€780.89
|
$325.02
€301.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€74.89
|
$86.56
€80.39
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€351.45
|
$186.91
€173.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,947.35
|
$5,827.08
€5,411.32
|
|
pay 54.2% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.91
|
$2.20
€2.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.23
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.60
|
$36.48
€33.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.77
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.09
|
$80.02
€74.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€33.84
|
$35.04
€32.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€73.98
|
$84.38
€78.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.21
|
$101.39
€94.16
|
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