Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 18.2% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 13.4% more for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.87
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 28.3% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.51
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.09
|
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.77
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.18
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 25.1% more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.66
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€25,118.53
|
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.43
|
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
|
pay 4.1% more for housing
Podgorica
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.31
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€528.90
|
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€413.31
|
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€77.21
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
|
pay 44.6% more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€197.93
|
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,405.23
|
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
|
pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.21
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.72
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€35.17
|
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€5.02
|
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€67.19
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.66
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€87.31
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€95.45
|
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
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