Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 18.4% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 27.6% more for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$10.22
RSD1,101
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
$9.29
RSD1,001
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$2.36
RSD254
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$1.60
RSD172
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.81
RSD88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$5.04
RSD543
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.04
|
$5.13
RSD552
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
$2.75
RSD296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.15
|
$3.27
RSD353
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.52
RSD56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.76
RSD82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.80
RSD86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$1.04
RSD112
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.52
RSD56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.47
RSD51
|
|
pay 11.4% more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.61
|
$6.86
RSD739
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$20.45
RSD2,203
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,885.69
|
$28,545.65
RSD3,075,280
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.38
|
$9.65
RSD1,039
|
|
pay 26.3% more for housing
Podgorica
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.06
|
$26.07
RSD2,809
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€523.99
|
$819.25
RSD88,259
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€409.48
|
$492.43
RSD53,050
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€76.49
|
$132.43
RSD14,267
|
|
pay 30.7% more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€196.10
|
$331.95
RSD35,762
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,345.85
|
$7,304.25
RSD786,901
|
|
pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$2.79
RSD300
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$2.42
RSD261
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.58
|
$3.90
RSD421
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€34.84
|
$36.23
RSD3,903
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$6.97
RSD751
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€66.57
|
$92.82
RSD9,999
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.35
|
$39.07
RSD4,209
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€86.50
|
$102.47
RSD11,039
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€94.57
|
$124.50
RSD13,413
|
|
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