Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 59.1% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$8.11
₩10,983
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$1.53
₩2,066
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$0.82
₩1,113
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$6.06
₩8,203
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.04
|
$8.19
₩11,098
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.15
|
$4.76
₩6,445
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$3.12
₩4,225
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.57
₩2,130
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$2.58
₩3,495
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$2.72
₩3,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$1.91
₩2,584
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$1.42
₩1,917
|
|
pay 20.0% more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.61
|
$4.69
₩6,350
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$45.15
₩61,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,885.69
|
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.38
|
$9.44
₩12,780
|
|
pay 30.9% more for housing
Podgorica
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.06
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€523.99
|
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€409.48
|
$528.87
₩716,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€76.49
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€196.10
|
$381.75
₩517,038
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,345.85
|
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
|
pay 58.3% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$3.69
₩4,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$3.88
₩5,250
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.58
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€34.84
|
$52.67
₩71,330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$11.06
₩14,977
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€66.57
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.35
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€86.50
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€94.57
|
$127.28
₩172,382
|
|
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