Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 9.4% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 24.3% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Podgorica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$7.48
€7.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.59
€1.49
|
|
pay 46.3% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$4.99
€4.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$2.77
€2.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$3.46
€3.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 48.0% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$5.94
€5.57
|
|
pay 18.8% more for housing
Kingstown
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$29.23
€27.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$441.52
€414.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$325.02
€304.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$86.56
€81.19
|
|
pay 50.6% more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$186.91
€175.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$5,827.08
€5,465.02
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$2.20
€2.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.85
€3.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$36.48
€34.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$80.02
€75.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$35.04
€32.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$84.38
€79.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$101.39
€95.09
|
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