Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 48.7% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 23.7% more for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 58.8% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.30
|
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.21
|
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 44.7% more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.79
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.60
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.51
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 86.7% more for housing
Podgorica
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.12
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€409.62
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€301.54
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€80.31
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 46.4% more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€173.40
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,406.08
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.04
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€33.85
|
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 36.2% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€74.23
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.51
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€78.29
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€94.07
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
|
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