Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 68.4% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
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Asuncion
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
PYG32,209
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
PYG35,677
|
$8.04
€7.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
PYG6,889
|
$2.13
€2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PYG3,937
|
$1.51
€1.45
|
|
pay 49.4% more for groceries
|
Asuncion
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
PYG5,234
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.12
PYG24,322
|
$3.98
€3.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
PYG24,551
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
PYG13,626
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
PYG11,418
|
$3.59
€3.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
PYG7,125
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
PYG3,323
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
PYG5,720
|
$1.06
€1.02
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PYG3,832
|
$0.44
€0.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
PYG4,585
|
$0.52
€0.50
|
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pay 40.1% more for transportation
|
Asuncion
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
$6.02
€5.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
$32.15
€30.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
$27,933.36
€26,781.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
$6.64
€6.37
|
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pay 71.5% more for housing
|
Asuncion
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.94
PYG132,028
|
$29.29
€28.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.89
PYG3,319,973
|
$586.17
€562.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.02
PYG2,642,764
|
$453.87
€435.16
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.20
PYG266,603
|
$82.62
€79.21
|
|
pay 64.2% more for childcare
|
Asuncion
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.26
PYG1,397,362
|
$265.47
€254.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,864.81
PYG30,127,514
|
$6,966.46
€6,679.25
|
|
pay 66.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Asuncion
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.33
PYG10,406
|
$2.36
€2.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
PYG15,575
|
$1.95
€1.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
PYG9,910
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.82
PYG209,109
|
$39.72
€38.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.09
PYG39,641
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
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pay 56.3% more for clothing
|
Asuncion
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
$76.10
€72.96
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
$41.90
€40.17
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
$106.69
€102.29
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