Cost of living comparison
compared to
Dakar vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary
Dakar is 18.0% more expensive than Podgorica.
- Restaurants
-
pay 32.9% less in Dakar
- Groceries
-
pay 27.8% more in Dakar
- Transportation
-
pay 91.5% more in Dakar
- Housing
-
pay 24.8% more in Dakar
- Childcare
-
pay 5.7% less in Dakar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.5% more in Dakar
- Clothing
-
pay 0.2% less in Dakar
The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Dakar are more expensive than in Podgorica. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, and clothing are lower in Dakar. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Dakar.
Dakar vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Dakar instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 32.9% less for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
€9.39
|
$4.92
F CFA2,730
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.34
€7.91
|
$10.46
F CFA5,808
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
€2.05
|
$0.89
F CFA496
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.22
|
$1.09
F CFA603
|
|
Podgorica vs. Dakar - Cost of restaurants
pay 27.8% more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.90
|
$0.64
F CFA355
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€3.77
|
$6.44
F CFA3,574
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.23
|
$9.55
F CFA5,299
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
€2.74
|
$2.81
F CFA1,559
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
€3.24
|
$4.40
F CFA2,441
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.58
|
$1.27
F CFA705
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.67
|
$0.85
F CFA473
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.64
|
$1.21
F CFA673
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.96
|
$0.98
F CFA544
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.38
|
$0.69
F CFA385
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.43
|
$0.59
F CFA325
|
|
Podgorica vs. Dakar - Cost of groceries
pay 91.5% more for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.63
€5.61
|
$6.70
F CFA3,721
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.04
€29.65
|
$80.49
F CFA44,678
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,863.76
€22,731.23
|
$37,116.17
F CFA21M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.77
€5.73
|
$20.12
F CFA11,169
|
|
Podgorica vs. Dakar - Cost of transportation
pay 24.8% more for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.83
€27.78
|
$48.58
F CFA26,965
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$654.56
€553.87
|
$940.87
F CFA522K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$501.37
€424.24
|
$364.90
F CFA203K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.66
€75.02
|
$119.46
F CFA66,306
|
|
Podgorica vs. Dakar - Cost of housing
pay 5.7% less for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$292.00
€247.08
|
$268.31
F CFA149K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,533.53
€6,374.63
|
$7,289.08
F CFA4M
|
|
Podgorica vs. Dakar - Cost of childcare
pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.32
|
$2.68
F CFA1,489
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
€1.86
|
$4.47
F CFA2,483
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.32
€3.66
|
$1.79
F CFA993
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.99
€39.76
|
$50.08
F CFA27,799
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
€4.94
|
$8.94
F CFA4,964
|
|
Podgorica vs. Dakar - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 0.2% less for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.70
€73.36
|
$52.32
F CFA29,040
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.72
€39.53
|
$47.70
F CFA26,476
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.63
€80.92
|
$110.31
F CFA61,225
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.04
€91.42
|
$131.17
F CFA72,808
|
|
Podgorica vs. Dakar - Cost of clothing
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