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Podgorica vs. Kobe Cost of Living Summary

Podgorica is 3.0% cheaper than Kobe.

Restaurants: pay 84.6% more in Podgorica
Groceries: pay 47.6% less in Podgorica
Transportation: pay 1.6% more in Podgorica
Housing: pay 2.5% less in Podgorica
Childcare: pay 12.1% more in Podgorica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% less in Podgorica
Clothing: pay 81.6% more in Podgorica

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

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Podgorica vs. Kobe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.6% more for restaurants

	Kobe	Podgorica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.59 ¥1,200	$11.20 €9.97	+47.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 ¥770	$10.64 €9.47	+118.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 ¥184	$2.55 €2.27	+119.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ¥95	$1.43 €1.27	+137.9%
Average			+84.6%

Kobe vs. Podgorica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.6% less for groceries

	Kobe	Podgorica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 ¥204	$0.98 €0.87	-24.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.33 ¥1,000	$4.33 €3.85	-31.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 ¥913	$4.90 €4.36	-15.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 ¥325	$3.50 €3.12	+70.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.16 ¥499	$3.77 €3.35	+19.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.53 ¥558	$0.72 €0.64	-79.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 ¥215	$0.76 €0.68	-44.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.28 ¥360	$0.80 €0.71	-65.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.54 ¥559	$1.07 €0.95	-69.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.72 ¥272	$0.44 €0.39	-74.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.58 ¥249	$0.47 €0.42	-70.0%
Average			-47.6%

Kobe vs. Podgorica - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.6% more for transportation

	Kobe	Podgorica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.10 ¥648	$7.02 €6.25	+71.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.27 ¥9,997	$33.59 €29.90	-46.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,061.49 ¥3M	$30,517.27 €27,161.47	+52.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.47 ¥4,499	$7.03 €6.25	-75.3%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 2.5% less for housing

	Kobe	Podgorica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.16 ¥4,923	$31.80 €28.30	+2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$687.49 ¥109K	$639.89 €569.53	-6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.95 ¥73,311	$489.46 €435.64	+5.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.27 ¥17,583	$98.01 €87.24	-11.9%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 12.1% more for childcare

	Kobe	Podgorica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$322.65 ¥50,984	$340.96 €303.47	+5.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,149.41 ¥972K	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	+19.0%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Kobe	Podgorica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 ¥326	$3.08 €2.74	+49.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 ¥370	$2.17 €1.94	-7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 ¥550	$4.37 €3.89	+25.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.39 ¥7,331	$48.15 €42.85	+3.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.39 ¥1,799	$6.44 €5.73	-43.5%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 81.6% more for clothing

	Kobe	Podgorica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.30 ¥7,948	$87.34 €77.74	+73.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.31 ¥3,999	$46.28 €41.19	+82.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.97 ¥7,264	$97.42 €86.70	+111.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.37 ¥10,330	$105.75 €94.12	+61.8%
Average			+81.6%

Kobe vs. Podgorica - Cost of clothing

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