Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 59.6% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
₴323.88
|
$7.48
€6.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₴164.64
|
$4.95
€4.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₴24.72
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.61
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
pay 44.0% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₴28.71
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
₴158.94
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
₴154.89
|
$4.99
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
₴80.09
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
₴69.96
|
$3.46
€3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.84
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
₴24.55
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
₴26.98
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
₴40.01
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.64
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
₴13.42
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 83.7% more for transportation
Kiev
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
₴218.44
|
$6.24
€5.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
₴377.86
|
$32.98
€30.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
₴917,650.04
|
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
₴151.14
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
₴199.94
|
$29.23
€27.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
₴18,051.35
|
$441.52
€412.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
₴10,944.33
|
$325.02
€303.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
₴2,970.37
|
$86.56
€80.93
|
|
pay 18.0% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
₴12,407.98
|
$186.91
€174.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
₴221,983.82
|
$5,827.08
€5,447.65
|
|
pay 57.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
₴43.18
|
$2.20
€2.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
₴53.57
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₴80.97
|
$3.85
€3.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
₴1,062.65
|
$36.48
€34.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
₴161.94
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
₴2,608.08
|
$80.02
€74.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
₴1,341.74
|
$35.04
€32.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
₴3,096.42
|
$84.38
€78.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
₴3,693.90
|
$101.39
€94.79
|
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