Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 2.0% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 10.7% more for restaurants
Tirana
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL992
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL149
|
$2.01
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$1.39
€1.27
|
|
pay 13.8% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL561
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL696
|
$5.48
€5.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL333
|
$3.43
€3.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.55
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL102
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL75
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.55
€0.50
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL716
|
$6.10
€5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
$32.49
€29.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
$27,074.68
€24,885.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
$5.85
€5.38
|
|
pay 21.8% more for housing
Tirana
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
$28.35
€26.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
$570.08
€523.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
$445.50
€409.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
$83.22
€76.49
|
|
pay 16.4% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
$213.35
€196.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
$6,904.04
€6,345.85
|
|
pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL248
|
$2.38
€2.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL167
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
$3.90
€3.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
$37.90
€34.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL793
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
$72.42
€66.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
$36.28
€33.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
$94.11
€86.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
$102.88
€94.57
|
|
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