Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 2.5% cheaper than Sofia.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 9.7% more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.42
|
$7.48
€6.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.25
|
$4.95
€4.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.56
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.84
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
Sofia
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.93
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.46
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.53
|
$4.99
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.13
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.75
|
$3.46
€3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.20
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.47
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.32
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.77
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 3.7% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.56
|
$6.24
€5.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN51.06
|
$32.98
€30.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,955.79
|
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.27
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
pay 20.8% more for housing
Sofia
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.39
|
$29.23
€27.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN878.66
|
$441.52
€412.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN678.51
|
$325.02
€303.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN186.76
|
$86.56
€80.93
|
|
pay 44.9% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN843.05
|
$186.91
€174.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,288.05
|
$5,827.08
€5,447.65
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.08
|
$2.20
€2.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.07
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.13
|
$3.85
€3.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.54
|
$36.48
€34.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.32
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
pay 9.3% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN125.72
|
$80.02
€74.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN62.14
|
$35.04
€32.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN148.32
|
$84.38
€78.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN162.96
|
$101.39
€94.79
|
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