Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 24.5% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Lima, you would:
pay 92.3% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
$7.48
€7.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
$1.59
€1.49
|
|
pay 25.4% more for groceries
Lima
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
$4.99
€4.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
$2.77
€2.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
$3.46
€3.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 19.0% more for transportation
Lima
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.36
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN79,677.78
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN57.77
|
$5.94
€5.57
|
|
pay 11.1% more for housing
Lima
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN105.71
|
$29.23
€27.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,875.40
|
$441.52
€414.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,224.18
|
$325.02
€304.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN207.88
|
$86.56
€81.19
|
|
pay 1.7% less for childcare
Lima
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN745.40
|
$186.91
€175.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,050.26
|
$5,827.08
€5,465.02
|
|
pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
$2.20
€2.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
$3.85
€3.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN138.80
|
$36.48
€34.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
pay 42.2% more for clothing
Lima
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN156.60
|
$80.02
€75.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN105.73
|
$35.04
€32.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN269.32
|
$84.38
€79.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN272.23
|
$101.39
€95.09
|
|
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