Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 20.5% more expensive than Muscat.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Muscat
|
Podgorica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
OMR2.800
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$2.01
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$1.39
€1.27
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
OMR0.460
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.32
OMR2.430
|
$5.48
€5.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
OMR0.860
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
OMR0.830
|
$3.43
€3.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.55
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
OMR0.310
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
OMR0.290
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
OMR0.200
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
OMR0.160
|
$0.55
€0.50
|
|
pay 23.3% more for transportation
Muscat
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$6.10
€5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$32.49
€29.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,866.53
OMR8,800.320
|
$27,074.68
€24,885.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$5.85
€5.38
|
|
pay 14.2% less for housing
Muscat
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.59
OMR28.320
|
$28.35
€26.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$623.25
OMR239.860
|
$570.08
€523.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.89
OMR153.130
|
$445.50
€409.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.34
OMR31.690
|
$83.22
€76.49
|
|
pay 5.3% less for childcare
Muscat
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.22
OMR76.670
|
$213.35
€196.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,387.63
OMR3,228.030
|
$6,904.04
€6,345.85
|
|
pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$2.38
€2.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
OMR1.900
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
OMR2.300
|
$3.90
€3.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.07
OMR16.570
|
$37.90
€34.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
pay 30.3% more for clothing
Muscat
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.09
OMR15.810
|
$72.42
€66.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.04
OMR13.870
|
$36.28
€33.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.48
OMR30.970
|
$94.11
€86.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.67
OMR31.050
|
$102.88
€94.57
|
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