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Buenos Aires vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 16.7% more expensive than Podgorica.

Restaurants: pay 19.1% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 32.3% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 11.1% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 0.8% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 0.6% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 46.6% more in Buenos Aires

The cost of clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Podgorica. Expenses including transportation, housing, and childcare are lower in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Podgorica, you would:

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pay 19.1% more for restaurants

	Podgorica	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.10 €9.39	$18.00 ARS25,146.00	+62.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 €7.91	$12.00 ARS16,764.00	+28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 €2.05	$2.18 ARS3,047.03	-10.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 €1.22	$1.39 ARS1,939.20	-4.0%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 32.3% more for groceries

	Podgorica	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 €0.90	$2.89 ARS4,038.42	+173.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.45 €3.77	$6.13 ARS8,568.27	+37.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 €4.23	$5.84 ARS8,154.59	+16.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 €2.74	$3.29 ARS4,594.72	+1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 €3.24	$3.92 ARS5,475.54	+2.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.58	$1.15 ARS1,607.87	+68.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.67	$0.96 ARS1,342.91	+21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.64	$0.57 ARS791.19	-25.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 €0.96	$1.14 ARS1,592.03	+0.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 €0.38	$0.66 ARS920.14	+45.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 €0.43	$0.58 ARS808.68	+13.2%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 11.1% less for transportation

	Podgorica	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.63 €5.61	$4.31 ARS6,025.05	-35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €29.65	$20.00 ARS27,940.00	-42.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,863.76 €22,731.23	$25,000.00 ARS35M	-6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.77 €5.73	$9.51 ARS13,292.40	+40.5%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 0.8% less for housing

	Podgorica	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.83 €27.78	$29.42 ARS41,103.03	-10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$654.56 €553.87	$659.06 ARS921K	+0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$501.37 €424.24	$463.75 ARS648K	-7.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.66 €75.02	$100.98 ARS141K	+13.9%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 0.6% less for childcare

	Podgorica	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$292.00 €247.08	$367.39 ARS513K	+25.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,533.53 €6,374.63	$5,496.25 ARS8M	-27.0%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Podgorica	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 €2.32	$3.80 ARS5,308.60	+38.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 €1.86	$4.13 ARS5,763.45	+87.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 €3.66	$3.68 ARS5,140.96	-14.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.99 €39.76	$43.59 ARS60,890.87	-7.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 €4.94	$9.00 ARS12,573.00	+54.1%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 46.6% more for clothing

	Podgorica	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.70 €73.36	$112.87 ARS158K	+30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.72 €39.53	$91.59 ARS128K	+96.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.63 €80.92	$129.33 ARS181K	+35.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.04 €91.42	$134.94 ARS189K	+24.9%
Average			+46.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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