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Podgorica vs. Jyvaskyla Cost of Living Summary

Podgorica is 23.8% cheaper than Jyvaskyla.

Restaurants
pay 20.0% less in Podgorica
Groceries
pay 27.7% less in Podgorica
Transportation
pay 34.4% less in Podgorica
Housing
pay 18.7% less in Podgorica
Childcare
pay 5.0% more in Podgorica
Entertainment and Sports
pay 54.0% less in Podgorica
Clothing
pay 17.3% more in Podgorica

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

Podgorica vs. Jyvaskyla Cost Breakdown

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

pay 20.0% less for restaurants

 
Jyvaskyla
Podgorica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.24
€14.45
$11.20
€9.97
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.76
€10.46
$10.64
€9.47
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.44
€2.18
$2.55
€2.27

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pay 27.7% less for groceries

 
Jyvaskyla
Podgorica
Bread
1 loaf
$2.51
€2.23
$0.98
€0.87
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.88
€3.45
$4.33
€3.85
Milk (1 gallon) $5.55
€4.94
$4.90
€4.36

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pay 34.4% less for transportation

 
Jyvaskyla
Podgorica
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.66
€7.70
$7.02
€6.25
Monthly public transit pass $71.96
€64.05
$33.59
€29.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,622.07
€32,594.96
$30,517.27
€27,161.47

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pay 18.7% less for housing

 
Jyvaskyla
Podgorica
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.65
€19.27
$31.80
€28.30
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $847.08
€753.93
$639.89
€569.53
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $641.98
€571.39
$489.46
€435.64

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pay 5.0% more for childcare

 
Jyvaskyla
Podgorica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $310.73
€276.56
$340.96
€303.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,278.28
€6,477.93
$7,315.61
€6,511.15

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pay 54.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Jyvaskyla
Podgorica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.40
€7.47
$3.08
€2.74
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.80
€4.27
$2.17
€1.94
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.44
€11.96
$4.37
€3.89

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pay 17.3% more for clothing

 
Jyvaskyla
Podgorica
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.58
€79.73
$87.34
€77.74
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$27.99
€24.92
$46.28
€41.19
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$78.38
€69.76
$97.42
€86.70

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