Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 25.3% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 36.6% more for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€7.01
|
$10.99
kn77.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$7.70
kn54.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.85
|
$2.56
kn18.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.49
|
$1.81
kn12.78
|
|
pay 19.1% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.22
kn8.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.34
|
$4.97
kn35.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.68
|
$5.08
kn35.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.60
|
$3.34
kn23.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.25
|
$4.51
kn31.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.68
kn4.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.70
kn4.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.81
kn5.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$1.17
kn8.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.54
kn3.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.52
kn3.71
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.86
|
$7.21
kn51.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$52.55
kn372.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
$27,761.50
kn196,555.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.57
|
$9.17
kn64.90
|
|
pay 43.7% more for housing
Podgorica
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.42
|
$26.23
kn185.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€414.25
|
$633.97
kn4,488.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€304.95
|
$491.60
kn3,480.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€81.22
|
$164.63
kn1,165.62
|
|
pay 3.8% more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€175.36
|
$157.92
kn1,118.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,467.26
|
$7,167.37
kn50,746.12
|
|
pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.06
|
$2.92
kn20.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.57
|
$2.03
kn14.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.61
|
$5.10
kn36.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.23
|
$47.97
kn339.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$7.31
kn51.73
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Zagreb
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€75.07
|
$91.04
kn644.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.88
|
$38.84
kn275.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€79.17
|
$92.79
kn656.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€95.13
|
$113.47
kn803.38
|
|
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