Cost of living comparison

Angola

compared to

Montenegro

Podgorica vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Podgorica is 42.4% more expensive than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 77.6% more in Podgorica
Groceries: pay 2.3% more in Podgorica
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Podgorica
Housing: pay 74.2% more in Podgorica
Childcare: pay 50.5% less in Podgorica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% more in Podgorica
Clothing: pay 25.0% less in Podgorica

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

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Podgorica vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.6% more for restaurants

	Luanda	Podgorica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.46 AOA4,985.44	$11.20 €9.97	+105.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.55 AOA5,982.53	$10.64 €9.47	+62.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 AOA1,245.36	$2.55 €2.27	+87.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 AOA1,079.18	$1.43 €1.27	+21.0%
Average			+77.6%

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pay 2.3% more for groceries

	Luanda	Podgorica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 AOA847.52	$0.98 €0.87	+5.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 AOA4,311.41	$4.33 €3.85	-8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.34 AOA6,699.54	$4.90 €4.36	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 AOA1,693.39	$3.50 €3.12	+88.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 AOA1,402.04	$3.77 €3.35	+145.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 AOA939.60	$0.72 €0.64	-29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 AOA399.51	$0.76 €0.68	+74.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 AOA1,126.91	$0.80 €0.71	-35.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 AOA748.37	$1.07 €0.95	+30.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA642.23	$0.44 €0.39	-37.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 AOA640.03	$0.47 €0.42	-32.5%
Average			+2.3%

Luanda vs. Podgorica - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Luanda	Podgorica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.24 AOA1,132.32	$7.02 €6.25	+465.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.76 AOA29,912.63	$33.59 €29.90	+2.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,197.31 AOA13M	$30,517.27 €27,161.47	+115.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 AOA7,378.45	$7.03 €6.25	-13.1%
Average			+129.0%

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pay 74.2% more for housing

	Luanda	Podgorica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.84 AOA71,064.09	$31.80 €28.30	-59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.10 AOA349K	$639.89 €569.53	+67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$199.76 AOA182K	$489.46 €435.64	+145.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.67 AOA70,915.36	$98.01 €87.24	+26.2%
Average			+74.2%

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

	Luanda	Podgorica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$764.47 AOA698K	$340.96 €303.47	-55.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,318.76 AOA12M	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	-45.1%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Podgorica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$3.08 €2.74	+88.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 AOA2,379.80	$2.17 €1.94	-16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.64 AOA1,495.63	$4.37 €3.89	+166.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.39 AOA41,445.25	$48.15 €42.85	+6.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 AOA3,240.54	$6.44 €5.73	+81.4%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 25.0% less for clothing

	Luanda	Podgorica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$109.21 AOA99,708.77	$87.34 €77.74	-20.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.52 AOA57,083.27	$46.28 €41.19	-26.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 AOA88,491.54	$97.42 €86.70	+0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$199.31 AOA182K	$105.75 €94.12	-46.9%
Average			-25.0%

Luanda vs. Podgorica - Cost of clothing

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