Cost of living comparison

Montenegro

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Japan

Nagoya vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Nagoya is 20.5% more expensive than Podgorica.

Restaurants: pay 46.0% less in Nagoya
Groceries: pay 91.7% more in Nagoya
Transportation: pay 67.8% more in Nagoya
Housing: pay 3.7% less in Nagoya
Childcare: pay 51.5% more in Nagoya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% more in Nagoya
Clothing: pay 37.1% less in Nagoya

The cost of groceries, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Nagoya are more expensive than in Podgorica. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Nagoya. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Nagoya.

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Nagoya vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.0% less for restaurants

	Podgorica	Nagoya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.10 €9.70	$6.68 ¥1,086	-39.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 €8.17	$5.35 ¥868	-42.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 €2.12	$1.14 ¥185	-53.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 €1.26	$0.75 ¥122	-48.0%
Average			-46.0%

Podgorica vs. Nagoya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.7% more for groceries

	Podgorica	Nagoya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 €0.93	$1.46 ¥237	+37.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.45 €3.89	$4.86 ¥789	+9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 €4.37	$6.11 ¥993	+22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 €2.83	$2.21 ¥359	-31.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 €3.35	$3.09 ¥502	-19.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.60	$2.75 ¥447	+302.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.69	$1.36 ¥222	+72.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.66	$1.76 ¥286	+132.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 €0.99	$2.64 ¥428	+132.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 €0.39	$1.48 ¥240	+227.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 €0.45	$1.14 ¥186	+123.7%
Average			+91.7%

Podgorica vs. Nagoya - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.8% more for transportation

	Podgorica	Nagoya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.63 €5.80	$4.43 ¥720	-33.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.64	$53.46 ¥8,684	+52.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,863.76 €23,488.46	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-16.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.77 €5.92	$24.99 ¥4,060	+268.9%
Average			+67.8%

Podgorica vs. Nagoya - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.7% less for housing

	Podgorica	Nagoya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.83 €28.71	$32.74 ¥5,319	-0.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$654.56 €572.32	$573.57 ¥93,175	-12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$501.37 €438.38	$395.38 ¥64,227	-21.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.66 €77.52	$105.54 ¥17,144	+19.0%
Average			-3.7%

Podgorica vs. Nagoya - Cost of housing

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pay 51.5% more for childcare

	Podgorica	Nagoya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$292.00 €255.31	$461.83 ¥75,023	+58.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,533.53 €6,586.98	$10,914.61 ¥2M	+44.9%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Podgorica	Nagoya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 €2.40	$2.00 ¥326	-27.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 €1.92	$2.79 ¥454	+27.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 €3.78	$3.34 ¥543	-22.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.99 €41.08	$53.90 ¥8,757	+14.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 €5.11	$12.03 ¥1,954	+106.0%
Average			+19.6%

Podgorica vs. Nagoya - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 37.1% less for clothing

	Podgorica	Nagoya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.70 €75.81	$44.33 ¥7,201	-48.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.72 €40.85	$30.91 ¥5,021	-33.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.63 €83.61	$50.12 ¥8,141	-47.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.04 €94.46	$88.54 ¥14,383	-18.0%
Average			-37.1%

Podgorica vs. Nagoya - Cost of clothing

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