Cost of living comparison

Montenegro

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Armenia

Yerevan vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 9.7% more expensive than Podgorica.

Restaurants: pay 11.9% less in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 4.0% less in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 9.6% less in Yerevan
Housing: pay 25.3% more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 23.8% more in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.2% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 35.9% more in Yerevan

The cost of clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Yerevan are more expensive than in Podgorica. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Yerevan.

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Yerevan vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.9% less for restaurants

	Podgorica	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	-0.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.47	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	+4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 €2.27	$1.24 AMD449.99	-51.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 €1.27	$0.74 AMD266.77	-48.5%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 4.0% less for groceries

	Podgorica	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 €0.87	$1.00 AMD361.76	+2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 €3.85	$4.44 AMD1,608.52	+2.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 €4.36	$6.38 AMD2,310.90	+30.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 €3.12	$2.83 AMD1,023.76	-19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.35	$3.54 AMD1,283.30	-5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.69 AMD250.10	-4.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$0.82 AMD296.61	+7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.71	$0.90 AMD325.79	+13.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$1.17 AMD422.36	+9.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.39	$0.32 AMD117.59	-25.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 €0.42	$0.31 AMD111.58	-34.9%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 9.6% less for transportation

	Podgorica	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.02 €6.25	$6.06 AMD2,194.13	-13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$25.00 AMD9,049.94	-25.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,517.27 €27,161.47	$35,000.00 AMD13M	+14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.03 €6.25	$5.92 AMD2,143.83	-15.7%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 25.3% more for housing

	Podgorica	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 €28.30	$24.24 AMD8,775.09	-23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$639.89 €569.53	$908.70 AMD329K	+42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$489.46 €435.64	$630.03 AMD228K	+28.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.01 €87.24	$96.84 AMD35,062.79	-1.2%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 23.8% more for childcare

	Podgorica	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.96 €303.47	$372.81 AMD135K	+9.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	$10,250.15 AMD4M	+40.1%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Podgorica	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 €2.74	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	-9.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 €1.94	$3.82 AMD1,384.56	+75.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.37 €3.89	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	-36.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 €42.85	$73.26 AMD26,523.05	+52.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 €5.73	$8.33 AMD3,016.65	+29.4%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 35.9% more for clothing

	Podgorica	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.34 €77.74	$105.31 AMD38,127.08	+20.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.28 €41.19	$58.07 AMD21,024.36	+25.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.42 €86.70	$140.41 AMD50,836.11	+44.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.75 €94.12	$165.48 AMD59,913.98	+56.5%
Average			+35.9%

Podgorica vs. Yerevan - Cost of clothing

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