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Podgorica vs. Ukraine Cost of Living Summary

Podgorica is 93.7% more expensive than Ukraine overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Podgorica
Groceries: pay 54.6% more in Podgorica
Transportation: pay 66.7% more in Podgorica
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Podgorica
Childcare: pay 40.7% more in Podgorica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.5% more in Podgorica
Clothing: pay 41.4% more in Podgorica

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

Podgorica vs. Ukraine Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Ukraine	Podgorica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.41 UAH280.12	$11.10 €9.65	+73.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.63 UAH245.83	$9.34 €8.12	+66.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 UAH26.61	$2.43 €2.11	+298.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 UAH18.08	$1.45 €1.26	+249.3%
Average			+171.7%

Ukraine vs. Podgorica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.6% more for groceries

	Ukraine	Podgorica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 UAH29.71	$1.06 €0.92	+55.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 UAH184.11	$4.45 €3.87	+5.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 UAH179.05	$5.00 €4.35	+22.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 UAH71.86	$3.23 €2.81	+96.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.83 UAH80.00	$3.83 €3.33	+109.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 UAH17.33	$0.68 €0.59	+72.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 UAH29.46	$0.79 €0.69	+17.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 UAH32.52	$0.76 €0.66	+1.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 UAH39.20	$1.13 €0.99	+26.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 UAH11.98	$0.45 €0.39	+64.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 UAH9.78	$0.51 €0.44	+128.5%
Average			+54.6%

Ukraine vs. Podgorica - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.7% more for transportation

	Ukraine	Podgorica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 UAH223.49	$6.63 €5.77	+29.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 UAH532.46	$35.04 €30.47	+187.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,398.14 UAH1M	$26,863.76 €23,358.90	-5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.37 UAH190.94	$6.77 €5.89	+55.0%
Average			+66.7%

Ukraine vs. Podgorica - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Ukraine	Podgorica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.80 UAH253.19	$32.83 €28.55	+466.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$311.65 UAH13,616.03	$654.56 €569.16	+110.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$214.10 UAH9,354.01	$501.37 €435.96	+134.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.84 UAH2,876.41	$88.66 €77.09	+34.7%
Average			+186.4%

Ukraine vs. Podgorica - Cost of housing

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pay 40.7% more for childcare

	Ukraine	Podgorica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$259.96 UAH11,357.37	$292.00 €253.90	+12.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,454.26 UAH195K	$7,533.53 €6,550.65	+69.1%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 94.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ukraine	Podgorica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 UAH44.49	$2.74 €2.39	+169.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.16 UAH50.64	$2.20 €1.91	+89.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.61 UAH113.84	$4.32 €3.76	+65.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.59 UAH1,030.58	$46.99 €40.85	+99.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.94 UAH172.07	$5.84 €5.08	+48.3%
Average			+94.5%

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pay 41.4% more for clothing

	Ukraine	Podgorica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 UAH2,256.06	$86.70 €75.39	+67.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.33 UAH1,324.96	$46.72 €40.62	+54.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 UAH3,386.13	$95.63 €83.15	+23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.90 UAH3,927.90	$108.04 €93.94	+20.2%
Average			+41.4%

Ukraine vs. Podgorica - Cost of clothing

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