Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 17.4% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 24.1% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$7.00
ARS6,171.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.03
ARS907.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.90
ARS791.10
|
|
pay 22.4% less for groceries
Podgorica
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.34
ARS1,183.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.30
|
$3.51
ARS3,098.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$3.15
ARS2,780.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
$1.46
ARS1,285.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.21
|
$1.76
ARS1,555.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.66
ARS581.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.57
ARS499.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.31
ARS273.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.67
ARS592.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.30
ARS262.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.33
ARS294.83
|
|
pay 37.0% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.79
|
$3.52
ARS3,100.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.60
|
$6.80
ARS5,995.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
$25,000.00
ARS22,042,259.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.51
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 34.1% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.12
|
$23.47
ARS20,695.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€409.62
|
$313.32
ARS276,251.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€301.54
|
$225.62
ARS198,922.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€80.31
|
$36.96
ARS32,586.22
|
|
pay 1.4% less for childcare
Podgorica
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€173.40
|
$187.40
ARS165,228.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,406.08
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,984,908.59
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.04
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$1.72
ARS1,514.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€33.85
|
$22.07
ARS19,459.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€74.23
|
$67.11
ARS59,166.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.51
|
$57.53
ARS50,726.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€78.29
|
$107.00
ARS94,343.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€94.07
|
$98.70
ARS87,024.37
|
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