Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 32.0% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Managua, you would:
pay 72.3% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
$2.01
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
$1.39
€1.27
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
Managua
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
$5.48
€5.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
$3.43
€3.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
$0.55
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.51
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
$0.55
€0.50
|
|
pay 79.2% more for transportation
Managua
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
$6.10
€5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
$32.49
€29.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,074.68
€24,885.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.51
|
$5.85
€5.38
|
|
pay 30.4% more for housing
Managua
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.48
|
$28.35
€26.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,943.75
|
$570.08
€523.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,187.50
|
$445.50
€409.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.79
|
$83.22
€76.49
|
|
pay 55.4% more for childcare
Managua
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
$213.35
€196.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,075.00
|
$6,904.04
€6,345.85
|
|
pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
$2.38
€2.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
$3.90
€3.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,966.85
|
$37.90
€34.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
Managua
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.75
|
$72.42
€66.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.50
|
$36.28
€33.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.00
|
$94.11
€86.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,593.75
|
$102.88
€94.57
|
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