Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 45.4% more expensive than Gaborone.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Podgorica
- Groceries
-
pay 12.8% more in Podgorica
- Transportation
-
pay 3.3% more in Podgorica
- Housing
-
pay 83.2% more in Podgorica
- Childcare
-
pay 66.8% more in Podgorica
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.4% less in Podgorica
- Clothing
-
pay 49.8% more in Podgorica
The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Podgorica are more expensive than in Gaborone. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Podgorica.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP103.31
|
$8.57
€7.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.65
|
$8.04
€7.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.48
|
$2.13
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.73
|
$1.51
€1.32
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.20
|
$0.93
€0.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.42
|
$3.98
€3.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.75
|
$4.94
€4.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.57
|
$2.96
€2.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.34
|
$3.59
€3.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.67
|
$0.61
€0.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
$0.85
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.18
|
$0.67
€0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.90
|
$1.06
€0.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.23
|
$0.44
€0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.55
|
$0.52
€0.46
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.90
|
$6.02
€5.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP388.46
|
$32.15
€28.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP309,938.88
|
$27,933.36
€24,517.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP268.61
|
$6.64
€5.83
|
|
pay 83.2% more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,248.80
|
$29.29
€25.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,512.64
|
$586.17
€514.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,066.26
|
$453.87
€398.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP678.31
|
$82.62
€72.51
|
|
pay 66.8% more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,484.35
|
$265.47
€233.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,559.62
|
$6,966.46
€6,114.46
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.99
|
$2.36
€2.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.66
|
$1.95
€1.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.66
|
$3.86
€3.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP443.67
|
$39.72
€34.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.98
|
$5.36
€4.70
|
|
pay 49.8% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP608.40
|
$76.10
€66.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP305.51
|
$41.90
€36.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,050.35
|
$93.78
€82.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,284.03
|
$106.69
€93.64
|
|
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