Cost of living comparison
Riga is 42.0% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Riga instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 11.4% more for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$5.46
€5.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.04
|
$4.69
€4.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.15
|
$3.16
€2.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$1.44
€1.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 35.4% more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.61
|
$6.87
€6.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$32.49
€29.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,885.69
|
$26,803.93
€24,636.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.38
|
$11.37
€10.45
|
|
pay 36.7% more for housing
Podgorica
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.06
|
$16.37
€15.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€523.99
|
$539.93
€496.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€409.48
|
$363.88
€334.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€76.49
|
$260.18
€239.14
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€196.10
|
$493.19
€453.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,345.85
|
$13,245.77
€12,174.85
|
|
pay 68.9% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.58
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€34.84
|
$46.87
€43.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€66.57
|
$85.73
€78.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.35
|
$44.35
€40.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€86.50
|
$92.66
€85.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€94.57
|
$123.25
€113.29
|
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