Cost of living comparison

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Sligo vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Sligo is 48.6% more expensive than Podgorica.

Restaurants
pay 17.7% more in Sligo
Groceries
pay 26.1% more in Sligo
Transportation
pay 82.6% more in Sligo
Housing
pay 75.5% more in Sligo
Childcare
pay 17.9% more in Sligo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.4 times more in Sligo
Clothing
pay 15.4% less in Sligo

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, childcare, and restaurants in Sligo are more expensive than in Podgorica. Notably, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Sligo.

Sligo vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sligo instead of Podgorica, you would:

pay 17.7% more for restaurants

 
Podgorica
Sligo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.10
€9.70
$17.52
€15.32
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.34
€8.17
$9.99
€8.73
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.43
€2.12
$2.17
€1.90

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pay 26.1% more for groceries

 
Podgorica
Sligo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.06
€0.93
$1.65
€1.45
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.45
€3.89
$3.83
€3.35
Milk (1 gallon) $5.00
€4.37
$5.71
€4.99

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pay 82.6% more for transportation

 
Podgorica
Sligo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.63
€5.80
$7.68
€6.72
Monthly public transit pass $35.04
€30.64
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,863.76
€23,488.46
$42,836.02
€37,453.89

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pay 75.5% more for housing

 
Podgorica
Sligo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.83
€28.71
$52.36
€45.79
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $654.56
€572.32
$1,421.05
€1,242.51
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $501.37
€438.38
$817.59
€714.87

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pay 17.9% more for childcare

 
Podgorica
Sligo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $292.00
€255.31
$598.01
€522.87
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,533.53
€6,586.98
$2,335.98
€2,042.48

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Podgorica
Sligo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.74
€2.40
$6.72
€5.87
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.20
€1.92
$3.80
€3.32
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.32
€3.78
$18.10
€15.83

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

 
Podgorica
Sligo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.70
€75.81
$78.84
€68.93
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.72
€40.85
$38.54
€33.70
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.63
€83.61
$90.52
€79.15

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2026
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