Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 49.3% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 29.7% more for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$8.25
€7.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
pay 22.4% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.30
|
$5.15
€4.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$3.88
€3.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.21
|
$3.38
€3.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 34.2% more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.80
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$43.98
€40.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$30,784.59
€28,588.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.51
|
$10.00
€9.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Podgorica
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.14
|
$39.97
€37.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€410.01
|
$1,352.26
€1,255.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€301.83
|
$872.69
€810.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€80.39
|
$104.15
€96.72
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€173.57
|
$462.77
€429.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,411.32
|
$10,635.21
€9,876.39
|
|
pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.04
|
$2.75
€2.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€33.88
|
$42.87
€39.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$8.25
€7.66
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€74.31
|
$84.22
€78.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.54
|
$35.28
€32.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€78.36
|
$83.32
€77.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€94.16
|
$104.05
€96.63
|
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