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Montenegro

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Oranjestad vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 48.9% more expensive than Podgorica.

Restaurants: pay 28.1% more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 83.3% more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 15.8% more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 78.4% more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 7.1% less in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.2% more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 4.9% less in Oranjestad

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

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Oranjestad vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.1% more for restaurants

	Podgorica	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$22.00 AWG39.63	+96.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.47	$10.27 AWG18.50	-3.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 €2.27	$1.44 AWG2.60	-43.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 €1.27	$1.63 AWG2.93	+13.9%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 83.3% more for groceries

	Podgorica	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 €0.87	$2.97 AWG5.35	+204.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 €3.85	$6.25 AWG11.26	+44.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 €4.36	$7.04 AWG12.69	+43.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 €3.12	$5.33 AWG9.60	+52.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.35	$4.23 AWG7.62	+12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$2.10 AWG3.78	+189.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$1.02 AWG1.84	+34.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.71	$2.27 AWG4.09	+184.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$1.59 AWG2.86	+48.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.39	$1.01 AWG1.82	+130.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 €0.42	$0.91 AWG1.63	+91.6%
Average			+83.3%

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pay 15.8% more for transportation

	Podgorica	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.02 €6.25	$7.63 AWG13.75	+8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$30.00 AWG54.04	-10.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,517.27 €27,161.47	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	-14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.03 €6.25	$48.03 AWG86.51	+583.6%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 78.4% more for housing

	Podgorica	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 €28.30	$105.51 AWG190.04	+231.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$639.89 €569.53	$933.33 AWG1,681.17	+45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$489.46 €435.64	$950.00 AWG1,711.19	+94.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.01 €87.24	$194.00 AWG349.45	+97.9%
Average			+78.4%

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pay 7.1% less for childcare

	Podgorica	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.96 €303.47	$250.00 AWG450.31	-26.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	$8,606.10 AWG15,501.74	+17.6%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 54.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Podgorica	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 €2.74	$3.00 AWG5.40	-2.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 €1.94	$4.31 AWG7.77	+98.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.37 €3.89	$10.00 AWG18.01	+129.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 €42.85	$62.22 AWG112.08	+29.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 €5.73	$11.94 AWG21.50	+85.4%
Average			+54.2%

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pay 4.9% less for clothing

	Podgorica	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.34 €77.74	$60.00 AWG108.08	-31.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.28 €41.19	$50.71 AWG91.34	+9.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.42 €86.70	$108.81 AWG196.00	+11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.75 €94.12	$102.90 AWG185.35	-2.7%
Average			-4.9%

Podgorica vs. Oranjestad - Cost of clothing

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