Cost of living comparison

Russia

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Montenegro

Podgorica vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Podgorica is 21.7% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 25.3% more in Podgorica
Groceries: pay 1.1% less in Podgorica
Transportation: pay 11.2% more in Podgorica
Housing: pay 40.9% less in Podgorica
Childcare: pay 65.8% less in Podgorica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.2% less in Podgorica
Clothing: pay 30.4% less in Podgorica

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

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Podgorica vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.3% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Podgorica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.35	$11.20 €10.00	-4.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.61	$10.64 €9.50	+51.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.90	$2.55 €2.28	+57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.12	$1.43 €1.28	+71.1%
Average			+25.3%

Moscow vs. Podgorica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.1% less for groceries

	Moscow	Podgorica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.72	$0.98 €0.87	-4.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.15	$4.33 €3.86	-39.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.44	$4.90 €4.37	+6.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.70	$3.50 €3.13	+87.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.58	$3.77 €3.36	+26.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.84	$0.72 €0.65	-22.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.34	$0.76 €0.68	-6.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.42	$0.80 €0.71	-11.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.43	$1.07 €0.96	-40.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.63	$0.44 €0.39	+7.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.98	$0.47 €0.42	+46.4%
Average			-1.1%

Moscow vs. Podgorica - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Podgorica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB265.91	$7.02 €6.27	+111.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,264.22	$33.59 €29.99	-17.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$30,517.27 €27,248.78	-21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB807.84	$7.03 €6.27	-30.2%
Average			+11.2%

Moscow vs. Podgorica - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.9% less for housing

	Moscow	Podgorica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.40	$31.80 €28.39	+221.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$639.89 €571.36	-56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,593.79	$489.46 €437.04	-39.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,470.69	$98.01 €87.52	-31.4%
Average			-40.9%

Moscow vs. Podgorica - Cost of housing

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pay 65.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Podgorica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,963.13	$340.96 €304.44	-57.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$7,315.61 €6,532.08	-72.3%
Average			-65.8%

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pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Podgorica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.74	$3.08 €2.75	-34.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.04	$2.17 €1.94	-41.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.11	$4.37 €3.90	+26.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,373.59	$48.15 €42.99	+14.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.48	$6.44 €5.75	-31.2%
Average			-20.2%

Moscow vs. Podgorica - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 30.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Podgorica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,709.83	$87.34 €77.99	-19.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,016.10	$46.28 €41.33	-25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,668.01	$97.42 €86.98	-33.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,469.53	$105.75 €94.43	-41.3%
Average			-30.4%

Moscow vs. Podgorica - Cost of clothing

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