Cost of living comparison

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Monza vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Monza is 51.9% more expensive than Podgorica.

Restaurants
pay 42.8% more in Monza
Groceries
pay 63.3% more in Monza
Transportation
pay 43.0% more in Monza
Housing
pay 54.0% more in Monza
Childcare
pay 2.5 times more in Monza
Entertainment and Sports
pay 34.8% more in Monza
Clothing
pay 14.6% more in Monza

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Monza are more expensive than in Podgorica. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Monza.

Monza vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monza instead of Podgorica, you would:

pay 42.8% more for restaurants

 
Podgorica
Monza
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.20
€9.97
$22.39
€19.93
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.64
€9.47
$11.20
€9.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.55
€2.27
$3.58
€3.19

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pay 63.3% more for groceries

 
Podgorica
Monza
Bread
1 loaf
$0.98
€0.87
$2.24
€1.99
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.33
€3.85
$11.46
€10.20
Milk (1 gallon) $4.90
€4.36
$5.33
€4.75

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pay 43.0% more for transportation

 
Podgorica
Monza
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.02
€6.25
$7.86
€7.00
Monthly public transit pass $33.59
€29.90
$67.18
€59.80
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,517.27
€27,161.47
$36,317.50
€32,323.89

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pay 54.0% more for housing

 
Podgorica
Monza
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.80
€28.30
$27.25
€24.25
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $639.89
€569.53
$1,030.16
€916.88
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $489.46
€435.64
$778.78
€693.14

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

 
Podgorica
Monza
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $340.96
€303.47
$847.27
€754.10
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,315.61
€6,511.15
$18,804.09
€16,736.32

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pay 34.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Podgorica
Monza
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.08
€2.74
$5.60
€4.98
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.17
€1.94
$1.83
€1.63
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.37
€3.89
$6.72
€5.98

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pay 14.6% more for clothing

 
Podgorica
Monza
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$87.34
€77.74
$89.58
€79.73
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.28
€41.19
$44.79
€39.86
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.42
€86.70
$108.24
€96.34

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