Cost of living comparison
Maseru is 27.4% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Maseru instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Maseru
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.98
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
$10.99
LSL206.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.84
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$0.27
LSL5.15
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.32
|
$1.78
LSL33.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.66
|
$3.51
LSL65.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
$1.18
LSL22.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.23
|
$2.11
LSL39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.85
LSL16.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.92
LSL17.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.93
LSL17.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.80
LSL15.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$3.33
LSL62.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$23.90
LSL448.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$19,189.33
LSL359,837.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.55
|
$5.32
LSL99.73
|
|
pay 23.5% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.30
|
$42.49
LSL796.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€412.42
|
$274.13
LSL5,140.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€303.61
|
$162.65
LSL3,050.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€80.86
|
$41.93
LSL786.20
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
Podgorica
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€174.59
|
$28.78
LSL539.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,443.11
|
$877.23
LSL16,449.72
|
|
pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.05
|
$0.82
LSL15.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.57
|
$1.37
LSL25.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.59
|
$4.66
LSL87.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.08
|
$26.50
LSL496.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$4.11
LSL77.11
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Maseru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€74.74
|
$40.43
LSL758.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.74
|
$25.59
LSL479.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€78.82
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€94.71
|
$102.34
LSL1,919.13
|
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