Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 12.9% cheaper than Dili.
- Restaurants
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pay 18.8% more in Podgorica
- Groceries
-
pay 15.2% less in Podgorica
- Transportation
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pay 38.8% less in Podgorica
- Housing
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pay 42.3% less in Podgorica
- Childcare
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pay 33.0% less in Podgorica
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 12.1% less in Podgorica
- Clothing
-
pay 32.1% more in Podgorica
The cost of clothing and restaurants in Podgorica are more expensive than in Dili. Expenses including housing, transportation, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Podgorica.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Dili, you would:
pay 18.8% more for restaurants
|
Dili
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$8.57
€7.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.04
€6.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.13
€1.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$1.51
€1.28
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
|
Dili
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$0.93
€0.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.00
|
$3.98
€3.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$4.94
€4.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$2.96
€2.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
|
$3.59
€3.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.61
€0.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.85
€0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.67
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$1.06
€0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.44
€0.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.52
€0.44
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
|
Dili
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
|
$6.02
€5.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.15
€27.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,933.36
€23,715.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
|
$6.64
€5.64
|
|
pay 42.3% less for housing
|
Dili
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$29.29
€24.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$586.17
€497.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$453.87
€385.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$82.62
€70.14
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
|
Dili
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$265.47
€225.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,000.00
|
$6,966.46
€5,914.47
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dili
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.36
€2.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$1.95
€1.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$3.86
€3.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$39.72
€33.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$5.36
€4.55
|
|
pay 32.1% more for clothing
|
Dili
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
|
$76.10
€64.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$41.90
€35.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
|
$93.78
€79.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$106.69
€90.58
|
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