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Grenada

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Montenegro

Podgorica vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Podgorica is 14.6% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 30.8% more in Podgorica
Groceries: pay 53.8% less in Podgorica
Transportation: pay 1.5% less in Podgorica
Housing: pay 26.6% less in Podgorica
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Podgorica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% less in Podgorica
Clothing: pay 56.7% more in Podgorica

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

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Podgorica vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Podgorica instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 30.8% more for restaurants

	St. George's	Podgorica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.20 €9.97	+51.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$10.64 €9.47	+27.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.55 €2.27	+31.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.43 €1.27	-26.4%
Average			+30.8%

St. George's vs. Podgorica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.8% less for groceries

	St. George's	Podgorica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$0.98 €0.87	-59.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$4.33 €3.85	-37.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$4.90 €4.36	-68.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$3.50 €3.12	-17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$3.77 €3.35	-11.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$0.72 €0.64	-88.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.76 €0.68	-31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$0.80 €0.71	+7.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$1.07 €0.95	-58.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.44 €0.39	-66.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$0.47 €0.42	-71.6%
Average			-53.8%

St. George's vs. Podgorica - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.5% less for transportation

	St. George's	Podgorica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$7.02 €6.25	+33.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	$33.59 €29.90	-47.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$30,517.27 €27,161.47	+17.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.03 €6.25
Average			-1.5%

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pay 26.6% less for housing

	St. George's	Podgorica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$31.80 €28.30	-37.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$639.89 €569.53	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$489.46 €435.64	+11.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	$98.01 €87.24	-49.0%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Podgorica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$340.96 €303.47	+514.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	+119.7%
Average			+267.4%

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pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Podgorica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$3.08 €2.74	+11.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$2.17 €1.94	-50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.37 €3.89
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$48.15 €42.85	+30.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$6.44 €5.73	-42.0%
Average			-19.0%

St. George's vs. Podgorica - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 56.7% more for clothing

	St. George's	Podgorica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	$87.34 €77.74	+148.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$46.28 €41.19	+4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$97.42 €86.70	+92.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	$105.75 €94.12	+20.8%
Average			+56.7%

St. George's vs. Podgorica - Cost of clothing

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