Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 1.5% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.63
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON36.03
|
$8.04
€7.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.54
|
$2.13
€2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.53
|
$1.51
€1.45
|
|
pay 1.9% less for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.62
|
$3.98
€3.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON30.30
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.66
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.76
|
$3.59
€3.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.80
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.67
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.59
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.21
|
$1.06
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.42
|
$0.44
€0.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.11
|
$0.52
€0.50
|
|
pay 26.7% more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON29.11
|
$6.02
€5.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON82.37
|
$32.15
€30.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
$27,933.36
€26,812.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.80
|
$6.64
€6.38
|
|
pay 47.1% more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.70
|
$29.29
€28.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,876.17
|
$586.17
€562.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,898.05
|
$453.87
€435.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON621.49
|
$82.62
€79.30
|
|
pay 42.1% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,522.65
|
$265.47
€254.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,800.15
|
$6,966.46
€6,686.94
|
|
pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.44
|
$2.36
€2.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON15.14
|
$1.95
€1.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.57
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON238.16
|
$39.72
€38.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON41.18
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON374.68
|
$76.10
€73.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON189.59
|
$41.90
€40.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON410.66
|
$93.78
€90.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON505.54
|
$106.69
€102.41
|
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