Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 35.4% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of United States, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
United States
|
Podgorica
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$7.48
€6.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$4.95
€4.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
United States
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$4.99
€4.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.77
€2.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$3.46
€3.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 8.7% less for transportation
United States
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$6.24
€5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$32.98
€30.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$5.94
€5.47
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
United States
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$29.23
€26.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$441.52
€406.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$325.02
€299.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$86.56
€79.72
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
United States
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$186.91
€172.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$5,827.08
€5,366.45
|
|
pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$2.20
€2.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$3.85
€3.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$36.48
€33.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
United States
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$80.02
€73.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$35.04
€32.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$84.38
€77.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$101.39
€93.38
|
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