Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 79.0% more expensive than Freetown.
- Restaurants
-
pay 85.8% more in Podgorica
- Groceries
-
pay 11.1% less in Podgorica
- Transportation
-
pay 39.7% more in Podgorica
- Housing
-
pay 51.6% less in Podgorica
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.3% more in Podgorica
- Clothing
-
pay 4.9 times more in Podgorica
The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Podgorica are more expensive than in Freetown. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Podgorica. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Podgorica.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 85.8% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.57
€7.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.04
€7.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$2.13
€1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.51
€1.33
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.93
€0.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.98
€3.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.94
€4.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.96
€2.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.59
€3.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.61
€0.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
€0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.06
€0.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.44
€0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.52
€0.46
|
|
pay 39.7% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.02
€5.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.15
€28.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$27,933.36
€24,616.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$6.64
€5.86
|
|
pay 51.6% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$29.29
€25.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$586.17
€516.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$453.87
€399.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$82.62
€72.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$265.47
€233.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,966.46
€6,139.12
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.36
€2.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.95
€1.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.86
€3.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$39.72
€35.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.36
€4.72
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$76.10
€67.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$41.90
€36.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$93.78
€82.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$106.69
€94.02
|
|
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