Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 9.0% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.30
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.21
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 50.8% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.80
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.51
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Podgorica
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.14
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€410.01
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€301.83
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€80.39
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 77.5% less for childcare
Podgorica
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€173.57
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,411.32
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.04
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€33.88
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 72.9% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€74.31
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.54
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€78.36
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€94.16
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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