Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 82.7% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
$8.04
€7.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
$2.13
€2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF654
|
$1.51
€1.45
|
|
pay 50.4% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
$3.98
€3.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
$3.59
€3.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF724
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF671
|
$1.06
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF312
|
$0.44
€0.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF451
|
$0.52
€0.50
|
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pay 13.5% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
$6.02
€5.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
$32.15
€30.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
$27,933.36
€26,781.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
$6.64
€6.37
|
|
pay 68.3% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
$29.29
€28.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
$586.17
€562.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
$453.87
€435.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
$82.62
€79.21
|
|
pay 25.1% more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
$265.47
€254.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
$6,966.46
€6,679.25
|
|
pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
$2.36
€2.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
$1.95
€1.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
$39.72
€38.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
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pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
$76.10
€72.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
$41.90
€40.17
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
$106.69
€102.29
|
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