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Podgorica vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Podgorica is 36.9% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 8.1% more in Podgorica
Groceries: pay 46.3% less in Podgorica
Transportation: pay 22.7% less in Podgorica
Housing: pay 33.0% less in Podgorica
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Podgorica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Podgorica
Clothing: pay 51.3% more in Podgorica

The cost of childcare, clothing, and restaurants in Podgorica are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Podgorica. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Podgorica.

Podgorica vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Podgorica instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 8.1% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Podgorica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$11.10 €9.47	-20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$9.34 €7.98	-15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$2.43 €2.07	+17.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$1.45 €1.23	+51.2%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 46.3% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Podgorica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.06 €0.90	-61.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$4.45 €3.80	+9.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$5.00 €4.27	-40.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$3.23 €2.76	-39.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$3.83 €3.27	+3.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$0.68 €0.58	-76.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.79 €0.68	-28.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.76 €0.65	-79.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.13 €0.97	-69.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.45 €0.39	-65.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.51 €0.44	-60.5%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 22.7% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Podgorica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$6.63 €5.66	+5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$35.04 €29.92
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$26,863.76 €22,937.94	+13.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$6.77 €5.78	-86.9%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 33.0% less for housing

	Saint John's	Podgorica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$32.83 €28.04	-57.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$654.56 €558.90	-37.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$501.37 €428.10	-26.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$88.66 €75.70	-10.5%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Podgorica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$292.00 €249.33
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$7,533.53 €6,432.60	+307.2%
Average			+307.2%

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Podgorica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.74 €2.34	+48.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$2.20 €1.88	-44.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.32 €3.69
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$46.99 €40.12	-23.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$5.84 €4.99	-5.8%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 51.3% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Podgorica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$86.70 €74.03	+73.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$46.72 €39.89
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$95.63 €81.65	+29.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$108.04 €92.25
Average			+51.3%

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