Cost of living comparison

Montenegro

compared to

Sweden

Gothenburg vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Gothenburg is 38.8% more expensive than Podgorica.

Restaurants: pay 20.0% more in Gothenburg
Groceries: pay 60.4% more in Gothenburg
Transportation: pay 41.2% more in Gothenburg
Housing: pay 51.2% more in Gothenburg
Childcare: pay 37.8% less in Gothenburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.7% more in Gothenburg
Clothing: pay 5.2% less in Gothenburg

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Gothenburg are more expensive than in Podgorica. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Gothenburg. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Gothenburg.

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Gothenburg vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.0% more for restaurants

	Podgorica	Gothenburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$13.00 SEK128.83	+16.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.47	$12.45 SEK123.38	+17.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 €2.27	$2.88 SEK28.60	+13.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 €1.27	$2.31 SEK22.90	+61.6%
Average			+20.0%

Podgorica vs. Gothenburg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.4% more for groceries

	Podgorica	Gothenburg
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 €0.87	$2.75 SEK27.25	+181.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 €3.85	$5.67 SEK56.20	+31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 €4.36	$6.33 SEK62.75	+29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 €3.12	$3.85 SEK38.18	+10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.35	$5.16 SEK51.20	+37.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$1.38 SEK13.65	+90.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$1.11 SEK11.04	+46.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.71	$1.33 SEK13.21	+67.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$1.98 SEK19.64	+85.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.39	$0.81 SEK8.00	+84.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 €0.42	$0.75 SEK7.40	+57.6%
Average			+60.4%

Podgorica vs. Gothenburg - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.2% more for transportation

	Podgorica	Gothenburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.02 €6.25	$6.72 SEK66.57	-4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$85.98 SEK852.25	+155.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,517.27 €27,161.47	$32,980.57 SEK327K	+8.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.03 €6.25	$19.55 SEK193.80	+178.2%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 51.2% more for housing

	Podgorica	Gothenburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 €28.30	$33.52 SEK332.26	+5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$639.89 €569.53	$1,031.40 SEK10,223.93	+61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$489.46 €435.64	$918.63 SEK9,106.07	+87.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.01 €87.24	$79.29 SEK785.96	-19.1%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 37.8% less for childcare

	Podgorica	Gothenburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.96 €303.47	$220.01 SEK2,180.89	-35.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	$4,384.08 SEK43,458.06	-40.1%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 77.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Podgorica	Gothenburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 €2.74	$6.95 SEK68.87	+125.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 €1.94	$4.95 SEK49.02	+127.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.37 €3.89	$8.30 SEK82.25	+90.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 €42.85	$35.01 SEK347.09	-27.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 €5.73	$18.44 SEK182.84	+186.5%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 5.2% less for clothing

	Podgorica	Gothenburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.34 €77.74	$88.19 SEK874.24	+1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.28 €41.19	$32.97 SEK326.84	-28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.42 €86.70	$87.70 SEK869.34	-10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.75 €94.12	$131.74 SEK1,305.93	+24.6%
Average			-5.2%

Podgorica vs. Gothenburg - Cost of clothing

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