Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 83.7% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 78.5% more for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Jerusalem
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$19.00
₪70.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
$13.57
₪50.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.87
|
$2.42
₪9.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$1.87
₪6.96
|
|
pay 47.8% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.51
|
$6.58
₪24.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.09
|
$6.91
₪25.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.77
|
$3.76
₪14.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.18
|
$4.71
₪17.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$1.35
₪5.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.90
₪3.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.75
₪2.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.86
₪3.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.57
₪2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.54
₪2.03
|
|
pay 54.7% more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.66
|
$7.37
₪27.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$61.07
₪227.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€25,118.53
|
$36,639.14
₪136,579.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.43
|
$10.20
₪38.04
|
|
pay 82.2% more for housing
Podgorica
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.31
|
$24.22
₪90.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€528.90
|
$1,522.86
₪5,676.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€413.31
|
$1,068.33
₪3,982.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€77.21
|
$113.43
₪422.85
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€197.93
|
$754.83
₪2,813.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,405.23
|
$9,851.86
₪36,724.77
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.21
|
$7.60
₪28.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.72
|
$3.74
₪13.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
$9.36
₪34.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€35.17
|
$82.87
₪308.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€5.02
|
$12.21
₪45.53
|
|
pay 33.3% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€67.19
|
$91.11
₪339.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.66
|
$63.33
₪236.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€87.31
|
$114.38
₪426.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€95.45
|
$114.38
₪426.36
|
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