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San Salvador vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 8.8% more expensive than Podgorica.

Restaurants: pay 38.0% less in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 45.2% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 59.3% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 28.4% more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 29.5% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 2.3% more in San Salvador

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

San Salvador vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Podgorica, you would:

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pay 38.0% less for restaurants

	Podgorica	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.10 €9.47	$7.00 SVC61.25	-36.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 €7.98	$7.00 SVC61.25	-25.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 €2.07	$1.14 SVC9.93	-53.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 €1.23	$0.91 SVC7.98	-36.9%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 45.2% more for groceries

	Podgorica	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 €0.90	$1.95 SVC17.06	+84.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.45 €3.80	$3.77 SVC32.95	-15.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 €4.27	$6.84 SVC59.85	+36.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 €2.76	$3.01 SVC26.34	-6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 €3.27	$2.99 SVC26.13	-22.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.58	$1.77 SVC15.50	+159.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.68	$0.76 SVC6.62	-4.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.65	$1.17 SVC10.20	+53.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 €0.97	$1.22 SVC10.64	+7.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 €0.39	$0.97 SVC8.47	+114.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 €0.44	$0.98 SVC8.53	+90.7%
Average			+45.2%

Podgorica vs. San Salvador - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.3% more for transportation

	Podgorica	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.63 €5.66	$3.82 SVC33.44	-42.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €29.92	$15.00 SVC131.25	-57.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,863.76 €22,937.94	$25,500.00 SVC223,131.81	-5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.77 €5.78	$29.93 SVC261.87	+341.8%
Average			+59.3%

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pay 28.4% more for housing

	Podgorica	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.83 €28.04	$43.33 SVC379.18	+32.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$654.56 €558.90	$900.00 SVC7,875.24	+37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$501.37 €428.10	$758.33 SVC6,635.62	+51.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.66 €75.70	$82.16 SVC718.89	-7.3%
Average			+28.4%

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pay 29.5% less for childcare

	Podgorica	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$292.00 €249.33	$162.67 SVC1,423.38	-44.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,533.53 €6,432.60	$6,420.00 SVC56,176.71	-14.8%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Podgorica	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 €2.34	$2.00 SVC17.50	-27.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 €1.88	$3.25 SVC28.43	+47.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 €3.69	$4.00 SVC35.00	-7.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.99 €40.12	$30.80 SVC269.51	-34.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 €4.99	$5.25 SVC45.94	-10.1%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 2.3% more for clothing

	Podgorica	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.70 €74.03	$62.60 SVC547.77	-27.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.72 €39.89	$45.83 SVC401.05	-1.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.63 €81.65	$131.80 SVC1,153.29	+37.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.04 €92.25	$109.17 SVC955.24	+1.0%
Average			+2.3%

Podgorica vs. San Salvador - Cost of clothing

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