Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 31.5% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 9.3% more for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Warsaw
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€7.01
|
$9.33
zł37.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$6.82
zł27.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.85
|
$1.61
zł6.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.49
|
$1.47
zł5.92
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
Podgorica
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.04
zł4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.34
|
$4.21
zł16.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.68
|
$3.58
zł14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.60
|
$2.77
zł11.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.25
|
$2.59
zł10.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.41
zł1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.66
zł2.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.74
zł2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$1.34
zł5.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.37
zł1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.39
zł1.56
|
|
pay 1.5% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.86
|
$6.19
zł24.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$25.65
zł103.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
$25,040.90
zł100,914.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.57
|
$7.46
zł30.07
|
|
pay 72.5% more for housing
Podgorica
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.42
|
$13.86
zł55.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€414.25
|
$888.26
zł3,579.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€304.95
|
$687.84
zł2,771.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€81.22
|
$198.98
zł801.89
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€175.36
|
$442.43
zł1,783.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,467.26
|
$11,192.96
zł45,107.44
|
|
pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.06
|
$3.26
zł13.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.57
|
$3.15
zł12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.61
|
$4.20
zł16.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.23
|
$33.98
zł136.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$6.99
zł28.19
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Warsaw
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€75.07
|
$77.81
zł313.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.88
|
$33.95
zł136.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€79.17
|
$85.04
zł342.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€95.13
|
$94.44
zł380.61
|
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