Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 57.6% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 55.9% more for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€7.07
|
$15.16
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
$10.32
€9.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$1.81
€1.69
|
|
pay 43.2% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.53
|
$7.67
€7.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.11
|
$4.36
€4.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
$3.02
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.20
|
$3.87
€3.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.41
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 65.5% more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.69
|
$6.78
€6.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.31
|
$54.15
€50.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€25,255.83
|
$36,133.87
€33,706.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.46
|
$14.65
€13.66
|
|
pay 82.3% more for housing
Podgorica
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.45
|
$33.64
€31.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€531.79
|
$1,370.72
€1,278.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€415.57
|
$989.21
€922.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€77.63
|
$123.32
€115.03
|
|
pay 99.5% more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€199.02
|
$543.23
€506.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,440.24
|
$9,978.95
€9,308.58
|
|
pay 57.1% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.22
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.73
|
$2.63
€2.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
$6.12
€5.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€35.36
|
$48.46
€45.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€5.05
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€67.56
|
$83.95
€78.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.84
|
$33.93
€31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€87.79
|
$87.19
€81.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€95.97
|
$99.93
€93.22
|
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