Cost of living comparison

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Estepona vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Estepona is 35.7% more expensive than Podgorica.

Restaurants
pay 30.2% more in Estepona
Groceries
pay 43.8% more in Estepona
Transportation
pay 9.9% more in Estepona
Housing
pay 60.8% more in Estepona
Childcare
pay 33.0% more in Estepona
Entertainment and Sports
pay 32.4% more in Estepona
Clothing
pay 14.1% less in Estepona

The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Estepona are more expensive than in Podgorica.

Estepona vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Estepona instead of Podgorica, you would:

pay 30.2% more for restaurants

 
Podgorica
Estepona
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.20
€9.97
$19.60
€17.44
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.64
€9.47
$10.08
€8.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.55
€2.27
$2.43
€2.16

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pay 43.8% more for groceries

 
Podgorica
Estepona
Bread
1 loaf
$0.98
€0.87
$1.63
€1.45
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.33
€3.85
$6.72
€5.98
Milk (1 gallon) $4.90
€4.36
$4.58
€4.07

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pay 9.9% more for transportation

 
Podgorica
Estepona
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.02
€6.25
$6.80
€6.05
Monthly public transit pass $33.59
€29.90
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,517.27
€27,161.47
$35,271.67
€31,393.06

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pay 60.8% more for housing

 
Podgorica
Estepona
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.80
€28.30
$30.76
€27.38
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $639.89
€569.53
$1,213.05
€1,079.66
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $489.46
€435.64
$877.13
€780.67

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pay 33.0% more for childcare

 
Podgorica
Estepona
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $340.96
€303.47
$551.47
€490.83
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,315.61
€6,511.15
$7,998.83
€7,119.25

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pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Podgorica
Estepona
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.08
€2.74
$4.48
€3.99
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.17
€1.94
$2.69
€2.39
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.37
€3.89
$6.72
€5.98

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

 
Podgorica
Estepona
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$87.34
€77.74
$57.85
€51.49
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.28
€41.19
$41.99
€37.37
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.42
€86.70
$95.29
€84.82

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