Cost of living comparison

Montenegro

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New Zealand

Wellington vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 60.1% more expensive than Podgorica.

Restaurants: pay 4.7% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 64.8% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 35.3% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 98.3% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.1% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 4.9% less in Wellington

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

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Wellington vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.7% more for restaurants

	Podgorica	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.99	$13.73 NZ$24.10	+22.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.49	$9.02 NZ$15.84	-15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 €2.28	$2.42 NZ$4.25	-5.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 €1.28	$1.71 NZ$3.00	+19.5%
Average			+4.7%

Podgorica vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.8% more for groceries

	Podgorica	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 €0.87	$2.16 NZ$3.79	+121.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 €3.86	$4.62 NZ$8.12	+6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 €4.37	$7.12 NZ$12.50	+45.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 €3.13	$6.89 NZ$12.10	+96.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.36	$4.37 NZ$7.68	+16.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.65	$1.40 NZ$2.45	+92.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$0.99 NZ$1.73	+29.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.71	$1.37 NZ$2.40	+71.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$2.93 NZ$5.15	+173.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.39	$0.95 NZ$1.67	+118.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 €0.42	$0.57 NZ$1.00	+20.3%
Average			+64.8%

Podgorica vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.3% more for transportation

	Podgorica	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.02 €6.26	$7.03 NZ$12.35	+0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.98	$101.23 NZ$177.74	+201.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,517.27 €27,237.83	$25,203.61 NZ$44,251.79	-17.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.03 €6.27	$16.19 NZ$28.43	+130.4%
Average			+35.3%

Podgorica vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 98.3% more for housing

	Podgorica	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 €28.38	$53.32 NZ$93.62	+67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$639.89 €571.13	$1,215.08 NZ$2,133.41	+89.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$489.46 €436.87	$1,141.32 NZ$2,003.90	+133.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.01 €87.48	$149.83 NZ$263.06	+52.9%
Average			+98.3%

Podgorica vs. Wellington - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Podgorica	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.96 €304.32	$1,055.30 NZ$1,852.87	+209.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,315.61 €6,529.46	$12,899.11 NZ$22,647.90	+76.3%
Average			+133.6%

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pay 70.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Podgorica	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 €2.75	$7.28 NZ$12.79	+136.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 €1.94	$3.34 NZ$5.87	+53.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.37 €3.90	$25.18 NZ$44.21	+476.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 €42.97	$38.09 NZ$66.88	-20.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 €5.75	$12.04 NZ$21.15	+87.1%
Average			+70.1%

Podgorica vs. Wellington - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.9% less for clothing

	Podgorica	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.34 €77.95	$77.76 NZ$136.52	-11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.28 €41.31	$28.15 NZ$49.42	-39.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.42 €86.95	$101.77 NZ$178.69	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.75 €94.39	$152.66 NZ$268.03	+44.4%
Average			-4.9%

Podgorica vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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