Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.2 times more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 77.9% more for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$2.58
€2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$2.54
€2.36
|
|
pay 57.6% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.30
|
$7.55
€7.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.21
|
$4.96
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.80
|
$7.71
€7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$53.87
€50.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.51
|
$22.76
€21.13
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Podgorica
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.14
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€410.01
|
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€301.83
|
$873.71
€811.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€80.39
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€173.57
|
$944.84
€877.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,411.32
|
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.04
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$3.72
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€33.88
|
$34.17
€31.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€74.31
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.54
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€78.36
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€94.16
|
$132.04
€122.62
|
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