Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 3.2% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Podgorica
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.90
|
$7.58
€7.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.63
|
$6.50
€6.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.71
|
$2.01
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.84
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.16
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.39
|
$3.78
€3.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.83
|
$5.48
€5.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON15.19
|
$2.98
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON14.04
|
$3.43
€3.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.52
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.57
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.33
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.19
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.12
|
$0.43
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.08
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 22.7% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON27.35
|
$6.10
€5.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON81.45
|
$32.49
€30.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON122,867.60
|
$27,074.68
€25,321.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.49
|
$5.85
€5.47
|
|
pay 50.7% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON41.24
|
$28.35
€26.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,647.20
|
$570.08
€533.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,839.93
|
$445.50
€416.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON553.57
|
$83.22
€77.83
|
|
pay 43.6% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,248.62
|
$213.35
€199.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,787.03
|
$6,904.04
€6,456.90
|
|
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.25
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.64
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.47
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON234.36
|
$37.90
€35.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.63
|
$5.41
€5.06
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON366.37
|
$72.42
€67.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON187.50
|
$36.28
€33.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON379.34
|
$94.11
€88.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON467.83
|
$102.88
€96.22
|
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