Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 2.0 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 55.0% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$2.01
€1.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.39
€1.27
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.78
€3.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.48
€5.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.43
€3.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.55
€0.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.55
€0.50
|
|
pay 35.4% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.10
€5.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.49
€29.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$27,074.68
€24,897.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$5.85
€5.38
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$28.35
€26.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$570.08
€524.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$445.50
€409.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$83.22
€76.53
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$213.35
€196.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,904.04
€6,348.84
|
pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.38
€2.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$37.90
€34.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.41
€4.98
|
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pay 4.6 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$72.42
€66.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$36.28
€33.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$94.11
€86.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$102.88
€94.61
|
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