Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 23.6% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.98
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.84
|
$0.96
TRY31.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$0.37
TRY11.90
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
Podgorica
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.48
TRY15.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.32
|
$3.63
TRY117.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.66
|
$4.44
TRY143.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
$1.88
TRY60.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.23
|
$2.04
TRY66.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.41
TRY13.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.71
TRY23.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.41
TRY13.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.54
TRY17.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.25
TRY8.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.28
TRY9.12
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$4.32
TRY140.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$15.59
TRY505.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$41,561.68
TRY1,348,227.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.55
|
$3.95
TRY128.08
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.30
|
$9.64
TRY312.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€412.42
|
$347.65
TRY11,277.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€303.61
|
$232.27
TRY7,534.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€80.86
|
$49.91
TRY1,619.17
|
|
pay 0.5% less for childcare
Podgorica
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€174.59
|
$226.70
TRY7,353.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,443.11
|
$4,524.41
TRY146,768.25
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.05
|
$2.60
TRY84.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.57
|
$2.16
TRY69.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.59
|
$1.82
TRY58.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.08
|
$23.38
TRY758.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$3.35
TRY108.70
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€74.74
|
$44.25
TRY1,435.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.74
|
$33.47
TRY1,085.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€78.82
|
$76.89
TRY2,494.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€94.71
|
$65.82
TRY2,135.12
|
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