Cost of living comparison
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Podgorica vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary
Podgorica is 15.0% more expensive than Windhoek.
Podgorica vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 41.7% more for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.42
NAD188.06
|
$11.20
€9.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.01
NAD98.98
|
$10.64
€9.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
NAD13.86
|
$2.55
€2.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
NAD14.69
|
$1.43
€1.27
|
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Windhoek vs. Podgorica - Cost of restaurants
pay 12.8% less for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
NAD15.09
|
$0.98
€0.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.69
NAD77.27
|
$4.33
€3.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.92
NAD97.42
|
$4.90
€4.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.12
NAD51.34
|
$3.50
€3.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
NAD50.45
|
$3.77
€3.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
NAD16.36
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD14.59
|
$0.76
€0.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD13.75
|
$0.80
€0.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NAD15.07
|
$1.07
€0.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
NAD14.87
|
$0.44
€0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
NAD13.24
|
$0.47
€0.42
|
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Windhoek vs. Podgorica - Cost of groceries
pay 7.7% more for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.21
NAD85.71
|
$7.02
€6.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.10
NAD791.85
|
$33.59
€29.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,990.15
NAD395K
|
$30,517.27
€27,161.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.00
NAD131.65
|
$7.03
€6.25
|
|
Windhoek vs. Podgorica - Cost of transportation
pay 20.9% more for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.44
NAD830.34
|
$31.80
€28.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.55
NAD8,240.19
|
$639.89
€569.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.07
NAD5,828.90
|
$489.46
€435.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.00
NAD1,777.91
|
$98.01
€87.24
|
|
Windhoek vs. Podgorica - Cost of housing
pay 49.8% more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.44
NAD3,431.35
|
$340.96
€303.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,331.14
NAD87,763.39
|
$7,315.61
€6,511.15
|
|
Windhoek vs. Podgorica - Cost of childcare
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
NAD32.17
|
$3.08
€2.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
NAD37.94
|
$2.17
€1.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.31
NAD54.44
|
$4.37
€3.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.08
NAD610.38
|
$48.15
€42.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
NAD89.08
|
$6.44
€5.73
|
|
Windhoek vs. Podgorica - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 26.8% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.86
NAD903.20
|
$87.34
€77.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.63
NAD570.13
|
$46.28
€41.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.44
NAD1,472.35
|
$97.42
€86.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.70
NAD1,558.96
|
$105.75
€94.12
|
|
Windhoek vs. Podgorica - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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