Cost of living comparison

Montenegro

compared to

Sweden

Stockholm vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Stockholm is 78.3% more expensive than Podgorica.

Restaurants: pay 44.2% more in Stockholm
Groceries: pay 81.3% more in Stockholm
Transportation: pay 47.5% more in Stockholm
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Stockholm
Childcare: pay 1.7% more in Stockholm
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.6% more in Stockholm
Clothing: pay 40.9% more in Stockholm

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

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Stockholm vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.2% more for restaurants

	Podgorica	Stockholm
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$17.99 SEK178.38	+60.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.47	$11.90 SEK117.93	+11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 €2.27	$3.66 SEK36.32	+43.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 €1.27	$3.09 SEK30.60	+115.9%
Average			+44.2%

Podgorica vs. Stockholm - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.3% more for groceries

	Podgorica	Stockholm
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 €0.87	$3.97 SEK39.36	+306.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 €3.85	$6.37 SEK63.11	+47.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 €4.36	$6.67 SEK66.09	+36.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 €3.12	$5.11 SEK50.68	+46.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.35	$5.83 SEK57.75	+54.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$1.60 SEK15.85	+120.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$1.26 SEK12.50	+65.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.71	$1.44 SEK14.23	+80.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$2.02 SEK20.03	+88.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.39	$0.79 SEK7.78	+79.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 €0.42	$0.80 SEK7.94	+69.2%
Average			+81.3%

Podgorica vs. Stockholm - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.5% more for transportation

	Podgorica	Stockholm
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.02 €6.25	$6.72 SEK66.59	-4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$105.97 SEK1,050.45	+215.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,517.27 €27,161.47	$32,980.57 SEK327K	+8.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.03 €6.25	$17.85 SEK176.99	+154.1%
Average			+47.5%

Podgorica vs. Stockholm - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Podgorica	Stockholm
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 €28.30	$39.70 SEK393.49	+24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$639.89 €569.53	$1,674.52 SEK16,599.03	+161.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$489.46 €435.64	$1,080.50 SEK10,710.63	+120.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.01 €87.24	$190.15 SEK1,884.88	+94.0%
Average			+125.2%

Podgorica vs. Stockholm - Cost of housing

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pay 1.7% more for childcare

	Podgorica	Stockholm
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.96 €303.47	$157.47 SEK1,560.91	-53.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	$16,395.31 SEK163K	+124.1%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 99.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Podgorica	Stockholm
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 €2.74	$7.95 SEK78.78	+158.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 €1.94	$5.05 SEK50.04	+132.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.37 €3.89	$8.70 SEK86.22	+99.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 €42.85	$46.98 SEK465.67	-2.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 €5.73	$18.99 SEK188.29	+195.0%
Average			+99.6%

Podgorica vs. Stockholm - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 40.9% more for clothing

	Podgorica	Stockholm
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.34 €77.74	$111.49 SEK1,105.16	+27.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.28 €41.19	$58.75 SEK582.33	+26.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.42 €86.70	$135.62 SEK1,344.36	+39.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.75 €94.12	$184.97 SEK1,833.59	+74.9%
Average			+40.9%

Podgorica vs. Stockholm - Cost of clothing

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