Cost of living comparison
Thimphu is 26.4% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Thimphu instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 68.3% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.87
|
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
Podgorica
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.51
|
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.09
|
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.77
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.18
|
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.66
|
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€25,118.53
|
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.43
|
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.31
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€528.90
|
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€413.31
|
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€77.21
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
|
pay 36.4% less for childcare
Podgorica
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€197.93
|
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,405.23
|
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
|
pay 60.3% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.21
|
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.72
|
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€35.17
|
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€5.02
|
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
|
pay 71.7% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Thimphu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€67.19
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.66
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€87.31
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€95.45
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
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