Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 86.0% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
$7.48
€6.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF896
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF659
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
pay 44.5% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
$3.56
€3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
$4.99
€4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
$3.46
€3.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF716
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF607
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF336
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 47.0% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
$6.24
€5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
Kigali
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
$29.23
€27.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
$441.52
€410.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
$325.02
€301.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
$86.56
€80.39
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
$186.91
€173.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
$5,827.08
€5,411.32
|
|
pay 66.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
$2.20
€2.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
$36.48
€33.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
$80.02
€74.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
$35.04
€32.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
$84.38
€78.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
$101.39
€94.16
|
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