Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 11.2% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$9.92
RUB944.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$4.92
RUB468.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$1.10
RUB105.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$0.60
RUB57.09
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
Podgorica
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.63
RUB60.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$4.72
RUB448.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.04
|
$3.62
RUB344.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
$1.74
RUB165.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.15
|
$2.18
RUB207.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.64
RUB60.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.69
RUB65.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.79
RUB75.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.56
RUB148.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.19
RUB18.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.20
RUB19.32
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.61
|
$2.31
RUB220.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
$29.87
RUB2,842.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,901.94
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,123,496.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.38
|
$5.69
RUB541.41
|
|
pay 1.0% more for housing
Podgorica
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.08
|
$6.03
RUB573.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€524.34
|
$881.83
RUB83,924.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€409.75
|
$532.09
RUB50,639.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€76.54
|
$90.54
RUB8,616.94
|
|
pay 97.2% more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€196.23
|
$484.25
RUB46,086.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,349.99
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,099,581.54
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$3.28
RUB312.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$2.63
RUB250.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
$2.52
RUB239.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€34.86
|
$32.93
RUB3,133.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$5.47
RUB520.58
|
|
pay 25.2% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€66.61
|
$98.68
RUB9,391.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.37
|
$46.53
RUB4,427.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€86.56
|
$117.96
RUB11,226.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€94.63
|
$114.14
RUB10,863.01
|
|
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