Cost of living comparison
Quito is 0.9% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Quito instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 27.8% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Quito
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€6.90
|
$4.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.92
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.83
|
$1.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.26
|
$0.76
|
|
pay 7.3% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.82
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.45
|
$4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€4.99
|
$4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.72
|
$2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.12
|
$3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.55
|
$2.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.58
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,653.69
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.33
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 22.4% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€25.82
|
$34.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€519.11
|
$446.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€405.67
|
$320.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€75.78
|
$31.61
|
|
pay 16.4% more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€194.27
|
$275.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,286.69
|
$7,180.00
|
|
pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.17
|
$3.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.69
|
$2.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.55
|
$6.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€34.52
|
$40.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€4.93
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€65.95
|
$46.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.04
|
$44.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€85.70
|
$98.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€93.68
|
$86.36
|
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