Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 18.3% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 23.5% less for restaurants
Vilnius
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.21
|
$7.48
€6.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
€2.21
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.63
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
Vilnius
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
€5.33
|
$3.56
€3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
€5.36
|
$4.99
€4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
€3.37
|
$3.46
€3.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Vilnius
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.38
€6.85
|
$6.24
€5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
€29.61
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,266.35
€25,320.90
|
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.36
€6.83
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
pay 10.5% less for housing
Vilnius
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.10
€14.02
|
$29.23
€27.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$817.79
€759.44
|
$441.52
€410.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$555.68
€516.04
|
$325.02
€301.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.64
€154.75
|
$86.56
€80.39
|
|
pay 47.4% less for childcare
Vilnius
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$475.95
€441.99
|
$186.91
€173.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,833.69
€8,203.41
|
$5,827.08
€5,411.32
|
|
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
Vilnius
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.51
€4.19
|
$2.20
€2.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
€2.86
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
€4.65
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.73
€31.32
|
$36.48
€33.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
Vilnius
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.56
€73.88
|
$80.02
€74.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€34.44
|
$35.04
€32.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.70
|
$84.38
€78.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.10
€99.46
|
$101.39
€94.16
|
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