Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 17.2% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Podgorica
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
HRK77.39
|
$7.48
€6.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
HRK54.17
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
HRK17.99
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
HRK12.71
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Zagreb
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
HRK8.62
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
HRK34.96
|
$3.56
€3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
HRK35.73
|
$4.99
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
HRK23.51
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
HRK31.76
|
$3.46
€3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.80
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.96
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HRK5.71
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HRK8.26
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.78
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.69
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 21.7% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
HRK50.73
|
$6.24
€5.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
HRK369.90
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
HRK195,406.66
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
HRK64.52
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
HRK184.65
|
$29.23
€27.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
HRK4,462.36
|
$441.52
€412.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
HRK3,460.26
|
$325.02
€303.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
HRK1,158.81
|
$86.56
€80.86
|
|
pay 0.2% less for childcare
Zagreb
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
HRK1,111.56
|
$186.91
€174.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
HRK50,449.42
|
$5,827.08
€5,443.11
|
|
pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
HRK20.53
|
$2.20
€2.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
HRK14.27
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
HRK35.91
|
$3.85
€3.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
HRK337.67
|
$36.48
€34.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
HRK51.42
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
HRK640.81
|
$80.02
€74.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
HRK273.41
|
$35.04
€32.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
HRK653.13
|
$84.38
€78.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
HRK798.68
|
$101.39
€94.71
|
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