Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 41.6% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 30.3% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.58
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
$8.04
€7.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.37
|
$2.13
€2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$1.51
€1.45
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.46
|
$3.98
€3.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€5.11
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€4.05
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.45
|
$3.59
€3.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.07
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.23
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.79
|
$1.06
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.44
€0.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.52
€0.50
|
|
pay 48.5% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.91
|
$6.02
€5.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€118.31
|
$32.15
€30.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€37,729.80
|
$27,933.36
€26,812.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€25.41
|
$6.64
€6.38
|
|
pay 64.2% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€53.58
|
$29.29
€28.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€2,052.48
|
$586.17
€562.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,753.79
|
$453.87
€435.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€206.03
|
$82.62
€79.30
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,255.50
|
$265.47
€254.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€9,258.85
|
$6,966.46
€6,686.94
|
|
pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.20
|
$2.36
€2.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$1.95
€1.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.97
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€54.00
|
$39.72
€38.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.37
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€92.21
|
$76.10
€73.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€39.45
|
$41.90
€40.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€93.80
|
$93.78
€90.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€109.68
|
$106.69
€102.41
|
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