Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 32.6% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.9% less in Podgorica
- Groceries
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pay 30.7% less in Podgorica
- Transportation
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pay 36.1% less in Podgorica
- Housing
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pay 52.4% less in Podgorica
- Childcare
-
pay 20.6% less in Podgorica
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.9% less in Podgorica
- Clothing
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pay 8.4% less in Podgorica
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and childcare are lower in Podgorica.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$8.57
€7.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.01
|
$8.04
€6.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.45
|
$2.13
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.41
|
$1.51
€1.28
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.66
|
$0.93
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€5.66
|
$3.98
€3.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€3.88
|
$4.94
€4.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.78
|
$2.96
€2.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.59
|
$3.59
€3.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.14
|
$0.61
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.70
|
$0.85
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.85
|
$0.67
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.57
|
$1.06
€0.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.70
|
$0.44
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.68
|
$0.52
€0.44
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.10
|
$6.02
€5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€44.59
|
$32.15
€27.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€26,997.28
|
$27,933.36
€23,715.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€24.93
|
$6.64
€5.64
|
|
pay 52.4% less for housing
Berlin
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€38.19
|
$29.29
€24.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,085.67
|
$586.17
€497.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€797.09
|
$453.87
€385.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€223.75
|
$82.62
€70.14
|
|
pay 20.6% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€260.63
|
$265.47
€225.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,183.58
|
$6,966.46
€5,914.47
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.64
|
$2.36
€2.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.38
|
$1.95
€1.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€7.73
|
$3.86
€3.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€32.16
|
$39.72
€33.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€11.60
|
$5.36
€4.55
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€72.58
|
$76.10
€64.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€34.80
|
$41.90
€35.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€81.07
|
$93.78
€79.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€117.41
|
$106.69
€90.58
|
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