Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 29.9% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 75.4% more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.41
|
$7.48
€6.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.44
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.26
|
$3.56
€3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.12
|
$4.99
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.76
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.37
|
$3.46
€3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.24
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 62.6% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.12
|
$6.24
€5.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.82
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,391.36
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.37
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
pay 59.2% more for housing
Minsk
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.47
|
$29.23
€27.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,322.19
|
$441.52
€412.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN867.90
|
$325.02
€303.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN149.26
|
$86.56
€80.86
|
|
pay 35.9% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,520.41
|
$186.91
€174.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,651.79
|
$5,827.08
€5,443.11
|
|
pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.07
|
$2.20
€2.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.80
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
$3.85
€3.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.29
|
$36.48
€34.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.56
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN235.30
|
$80.02
€74.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.56
|
$35.04
€32.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN354.17
|
$84.38
€78.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN372.72
|
$101.39
€94.71
|
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