Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 22.4% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.80
|
$7.48
€6.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
$4.95
€4.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR51.01
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.84
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.26
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.25
|
$4.99
€4.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.27
|
$2.77
€2.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.69
|
$3.46
€3.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.74
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.30
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.35
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
$6.24
€5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.66
|
$32.98
€30.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,424.37
|
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.77
|
$5.94
€5.47
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
Victoria
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.96
|
$29.23
€26.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,361.34
|
$441.52
€406.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,488.63
|
$325.02
€299.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,349.42
|
$86.56
€79.72
|
|
pay 23.0% more for childcare
Victoria
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,537.61
|
$186.91
€172.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,895.12
|
$5,827.08
€5,366.45
|
|
pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
$2.20
€2.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.46
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR157.00
|
$3.85
€3.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,238.14
|
$36.48
€33.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.55
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR815.51
|
$80.02
€73.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,130.15
|
$35.04
€32.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,308.54
|
$84.38
€77.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.49
|
$101.39
€93.38
|
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