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Podgorica vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Podgorica is 38.0% more expensive than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% more in Podgorica
Groceries: pay 5.9% more in Podgorica
Transportation: pay 3.1% more in Podgorica
Housing: pay 55.9% more in Podgorica
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Podgorica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.3% more in Podgorica
Clothing: pay 59.7% more in Podgorica

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

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Podgorica vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.6% more for restaurants

	Shkoder	Podgorica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.16 ALL744	$11.20 €9.97	+22.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.11 ALL496	$10.64 €9.47	+74.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 ALL146	$2.55 €2.27	+41.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ALL54	$1.43 €1.27	+115.5%
Average			+48.6%

Shkoder vs. Podgorica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.9% more for groceries

	Shkoder	Podgorica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 ALL78	$0.98 €0.87	+2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 ALL291	$4.33 €3.85	+20.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 ALL587	$4.90 €4.36	-32.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 ALL215	$3.50 €3.12	+32.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 ALL182	$3.77 €3.35	+67.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL59	$0.72 €0.64
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ALL83	$0.76 €0.68	-25.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ALL61	$0.80 €0.71	+6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL54	$1.07 €0.95	+61.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.44 €0.39	-7.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ALL45	$0.47 €0.42	-14.5%
Average			+5.9%

Shkoder vs. Podgorica - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1% more for transportation

	Shkoder	Podgorica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.24 ALL669	$7.02 €6.25	-14.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.23 ALL912	$33.59 €29.90	+199.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,688.30 ALL3M	$30,517.27 €27,161.47	-9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.02 ALL2,763	$7.03 €6.25	-79.3%
Average			+3.1%

Shkoder vs. Podgorica - Cost of transportation

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pay 55.9% more for housing

	Shkoder	Podgorica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.07 ALL1,386	$31.80 €28.30	+86.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.36 ALL38,688	$639.89 €569.53	+34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$309.43 ALL25,131	$489.46 €435.64	+58.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.69 ALL3,792	$98.01 €87.24	+109.9%
Average			+55.9%

Shkoder vs. Podgorica - Cost of housing

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Shkoder	Podgorica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.61 ALL7,440	$340.96 €303.47	+272.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,832.14 ALL149K	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	+299.3%
Average			+285.5%

Shkoder vs. Podgorica - Cost of childcare

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pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Podgorica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 ALL149	$3.08 €2.74	+68.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ALL151	$2.17 €1.94	+16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 ALL347	$4.37 €3.89	+2.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.75 ALL3,472	$48.15 €42.85	+12.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 ALL595	$6.44 €5.73	-12.1%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 59.7% more for clothing

	Shkoder	Podgorica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.86 ALL3,968	$87.34 €77.74	+78.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.21 ALL992	$46.28 €41.19	+278.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.29 ALL5,952	$97.42 €86.70	+32.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.57 ALL11,904	$105.75 €94.12	-27.8%
Average			+59.7%

Shkoder vs. Podgorica - Cost of clothing

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