Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 90.1% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$8.04
€7.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD554
|
$2.13
€2.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$1.51
€1.43
|
|
pay 63.0% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
$3.98
€3.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$2.96
€2.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
$3.59
€3.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD675
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD676
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD610
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD404
|
$1.06
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD390
|
$0.44
€0.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 68.5% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
$6.02
€5.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
$32.15
€30.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
$27,933.36
€26,490.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
$6.64
€6.30
|
|
pay 15.0% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
$29.29
€27.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
$586.17
€555.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
$453.87
€430.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
$82.62
€78.35
|
|
pay 83.0% more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
$265.47
€251.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
$6,966.46
€6,606.73
|
|
pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$2.36
€2.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
$1.95
€1.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
$39.72
€37.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
pay 99.9% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
$76.10
€72.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
$41.90
€39.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
$93.78
€88.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
$106.69
€101.18
|
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