Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 53.4% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
$5.14
¥801
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.87
|
$1.15
¥179
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.76
¥119
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.51
|
$7.97
¥1,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.09
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.77
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.18
|
$3.23
¥503
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$2.58
¥403
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$1.23
¥192
|
|
pay 84.5% more for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.66
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$50.63
¥7,886
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€25,118.53
|
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.43
|
$25.31
¥3,943
|
|
pay 44.6% more for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.31
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€528.90
|
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€413.31
|
$584.76
¥91,091
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€77.21
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€197.93
|
$486.02
¥75,710
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,405.23
|
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
|
pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.21
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.72
|
$3.30
¥514
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€35.17
|
$61.83
¥9,632
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€5.02
|
$12.21
¥1,902
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€67.19
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.66
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€87.31
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€95.45
|
$79.69
¥12,414
|
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