Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 59.3% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH301.76
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
$8.04
€7.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
$2.13
€2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
$1.51
€1.45
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
$3.98
€3.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
$3.59
€3.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
$1.06
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
$0.44
€0.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
$0.52
€0.50
|
|
pay 74.8% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
$6.02
€5.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
$32.15
€30.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
$27,933.36
€26,781.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
$6.64
€6.37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
$29.29
€28.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
$586.17
€562.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
$453.87
€435.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
$82.62
€79.21
|
|
pay 17.2% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
$265.47
€254.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
$6,966.46
€6,679.25
|
|
pay 51.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
$2.36
€2.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
$1.95
€1.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
$39.72
€38.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
$76.10
€72.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
$41.90
€40.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
$106.69
€102.29
|
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