Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 85.9% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Abuja
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.29
NGN5,089.97
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN8,621.28
|
$8.04
€7.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NGN768.06
|
$2.13
€2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
NGN427.22
|
$1.51
€1.45
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
|
Abuja
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
NGN2,062.04
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
NGN1,931.51
|
$3.98
€3.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.91
NGN16,852.02
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NGN2,412.47
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
NGN2,909.70
|
$3.59
€3.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
NGN2,323.28
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
NGN1,159.04
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,259.58
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,144.81
|
$1.06
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
NGN1,025.13
|
$0.44
€0.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN983.41
|
$0.52
€0.50
|
|
pay 39.0% more for transportation
|
Abuja
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
NGN4,508.36
|
$6.02
€5.77
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.15
€30.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,933.36
€26,781.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.29
NGN14,348.02
|
$6.64
€6.37
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
|
Abuja
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.56
NGN64,219.94
|
$29.29
€28.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,461.96
NGN3,804,247.57
|
$586.17
€562.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.05
NGN1,789,433.75
|
$453.87
€435.16
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.44
NGN36,218.47
|
$82.62
€79.21
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Abuja
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.90
NGN206,910.71
|
$265.47
€254.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,965.88
NGN3,037,692.10
|
$6,966.46
€6,679.25
|
|
pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Abuja
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
NGN1,847.50
|
$2.36
€2.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
NGN2,540.49
|
$1.95
€1.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
NGN3,090.42
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.84
NGN69,281.07
|
$39.72
€38.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
NGN12,907.10
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
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pay 65.5% more for clothing
|
Abuja
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.79
NGN46,029.23
|
$76.10
€72.96
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.76
NGN44,446.26
|
$41.90
€40.17
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.91
NGN106,476.89
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.63
NGN132,315.62
|
$106.69
€102.29
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