Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 21.9% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 27.6% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,374
|
$7.48
€6.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,332
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,144
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,121
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
pay 55.9% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,350
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,837
|
$3.56
€3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,614
|
$4.99
€4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,254
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,652
|
$3.46
€3.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,970
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,285
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,860
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,791
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,308
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,889
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,415
|
$6.24
€5.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩57,284
|
$32.98
€30.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,743,885
|
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,290
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
pay 23.0% less for housing
Seoul
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩30,048
|
$29.23
€27.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,054,063
|
$441.52
€409.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩812,836
|
$325.02
€301.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩190,303
|
$86.56
€80.31
|
|
pay 60.0% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩527,856
|
$186.91
€173.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,296,465
|
$5,827.08
€5,406.08
|
|
pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,208
|
$2.20
€2.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,381
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,687
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩71,520
|
$36.48
€33.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,581
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩83,330
|
$80.02
€74.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩59,744
|
$35.04
€32.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩98,740
|
$84.38
€78.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩156,946
|
$101.39
€94.07
|
|
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