Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 19.7% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Amman, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Amman
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$2.01
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$1.39
€1.27
|
|
pay 33.8% more for groceries
Amman
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
$5.48
€5.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
$3.43
€3.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$0.55
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.55
€0.50
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
Amman
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
$6.10
€5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.43
JOD40.010
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,212.72
JOD20,005.640
|
$27,074.68
€24,897.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
JOD8.400
|
$5.85
€5.38
|
|
pay 27.6% more for housing
Amman
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.55
JOD25.210
|
$28.35
€26.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.83
JOD270.760
|
$570.08
€524.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.94
JOD194.960
|
$445.50
€409.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.76
JOD49.470
|
$83.22
€76.53
|
|
pay 4.0% more for childcare
Amman
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.33
JOD174.670
|
$213.35
€196.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.43
JOD4,031.540
|
$6,904.04
€6,348.84
|
|
pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports
Amman
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$2.38
€2.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.83
JOD41.720
|
$37.90
€34.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
Amman
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.60
JOD45.810
|
$72.42
€66.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.83
JOD39.590
|
$36.28
€33.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.30
JOD81.760
|
$94.11
€86.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.89
JOD65.160
|
$102.88
€94.61
|
|
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