Cost of living comparison
compared to
Kristiansand vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary
Kristiansand is 73.8% more expensive than Podgorica.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.9% more in Kristiansand
- Groceries
-
pay 83.6% more in Kristiansand
- Transportation
-
pay 94.2% more in Kristiansand
- Housing
-
pay 56.5% more in Kristiansand
- Childcare
-
pay 50.0% more in Kristiansand
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5 times more in Kristiansand
- Clothing
-
pay 14.7% more in Kristiansand
Kristiansand vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Kristiansand instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 66.9% more for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Kristiansand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
€9.70
|
$24.94
NOK240.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.34
€8.17
|
$14.72
NOK141.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
€2.12
|
$3.11
NOK30.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.26
|
$2.27
NOK21.90
|
|
Podgorica vs. Kristiansand - Cost of restaurants
pay 83.6% more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Kristiansand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.93
|
$3.25
NOK31.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€3.89
|
$5.62
NOK54.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.37
|
$7.93
NOK76.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
€2.83
|
$4.20
NOK40.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
€3.35
|
$6.29
NOK60.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.60
|
$1.59
NOK15.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.69
|
$1.03
NOK9.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.66
|
$1.49
NOK14.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.99
|
$1.83
NOK17.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.39
|
$1.00
NOK9.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.45
|
$0.97
NOK9.39
|
|
Podgorica vs. Kristiansand - Cost of groceries
pay 94.2% more for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Kristiansand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.63
€5.80
|
$8.00
NOK77.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.04
€30.64
|
$66.75
NOK643.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,863.76
€23,488.46
|
$34,920.78
NOK337K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.77
€5.92
|
$22.75
NOK219.46
|
|
Podgorica vs. Kristiansand - Cost of transportation
pay 56.5% more for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Kristiansand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.83
€28.71
|
$37.39
NOK360.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$654.56
€572.32
|
$997.74
NOK9,625.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$501.37
€438.38
|
$873.02
NOK8,422.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.66
€77.52
|
$164.64
NOK1,588.33
|
|
Podgorica vs. Kristiansand - Cost of housing
pay 50.0% more for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Kristiansand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$292.00
€255.31
|
$249.67
NOK2,408.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,533.53
€6,586.98
|
$16,158.34
NOK156K
|
|
Podgorica vs. Kristiansand - Cost of childcare
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Kristiansand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.40
|
$8.98
NOK86.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
€1.92
|
$4.79
NOK46.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.32
€3.78
|
$15.96
NOK154.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.99
€41.08
|
$40.87
NOK394.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
€5.11
|
$14.72
NOK141.97
|
|
Podgorica vs. Kristiansand - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 14.7% more for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Kristiansand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.70
€75.81
|
$102.33
NOK987.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.72
€40.85
|
$46.56
NOK449.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.63
€83.61
|
$98.08
NOK946.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.04
€94.46
|
$149.66
NOK1,443.80
|
|
Podgorica vs. Kristiansand - Cost of clothing
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