Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 86.7% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 58.3% more for restaurants
Podgorica
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€7.01
|
$16.87
NZ$28.39
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$8.84
NZ$14.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.85
|
$2.18
NZ$3.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.49
|
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
|
pay 61.5% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.80
NZ$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.34
|
$4.27
NZ$7.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.68
|
$6.85
NZ$11.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.60
|
$4.50
NZ$7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.25
|
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
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pay 74.1% more for transportation
Podgorica
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.86
|
$6.65
NZ$11.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$70.72
NZ$118.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,582.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.57
|
$16.94
NZ$28.50
|
|
pay 78.1% more for housing
Podgorica
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.42
|
$52.92
NZ$89.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€414.25
|
$860.75
NZ$1,448.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€304.95
|
$721.70
NZ$1,214.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€81.22
|
$98.85
NZ$166.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Podgorica
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€175.36
|
$628.34
NZ$1,057.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,467.26
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,831.47
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.06
|
$5.88
NZ$9.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.57
|
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.61
|
$23.28
NZ$39.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.23
|
$40.48
NZ$68.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$10.59
NZ$17.82
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
New Zealand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€75.07
|
$65.76
NZ$110.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.88
|
$42.74
NZ$71.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€79.17
|
$98.05
NZ$164.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€95.13
|
$111.69
NZ$187.94
|
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