Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 18.9% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.89
|
$8.16
₴316.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.56
|
$4.15
₴161.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$0.62
₴24.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$0.49
₴19.19
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
Podgorica
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.72
₴28.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.28
|
$4.00
₴155.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.59
|
$3.90
₴151.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.56
|
$2.02
₴78.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.19
|
$1.76
₴68.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.25
₴9.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.62
₴24.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.68
₴26.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.01
₴39.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.22
₴8.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.34
₴13.13
|
|
pay 33.7% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.75
|
$5.50
₴213.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.38
|
$9.52
₴369.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
$23,116.98
₴897,931.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.47
|
$3.81
₴147.89
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€26.92
|
$5.04
₴195.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€406.61
|
$454.74
₴17,663.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€299.33
|
$275.70
₴10,709.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€79.72
|
$74.83
₴2,906.54
|
|
pay 31.6% more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€172.13
|
$312.58
₴12,141.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,366.45
|
$5,592.11
₴217,213.73
|
|
pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.03
|
$1.09
₴42.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.54
|
$1.35
₴52.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.54
|
$2.04
₴79.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€33.60
|
$26.77
₴1,039.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$4.08
₴158.46
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€73.69
|
$65.70
₴2,552.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.27
|
$33.80
₴1,312.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€77.71
|
$78.00
₴3,029.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€93.38
|
$93.05
₴3,614.52
|
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