Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 31.2% more expensive than Lima.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Podgorica
- Groceries
-
pay 15.7% more in Podgorica
- Housing
-
pay 31.2% more in Podgorica
- Childcare
-
pay 6.6% more in Podgorica
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.8% less in Podgorica
- Clothing
-
pay 30.2% more in Podgorica
The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, and childcare in Podgorica are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including entertainment and sports and transportation are lower in Podgorica. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Podgorica.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN18.95
|
$8.57
€7.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.10
|
$8.04
€7.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.00
|
$2.13
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.84
|
$1.51
€1.32
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN8.79
|
$0.93
€0.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.30
|
$3.98
€3.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN17.96
|
$4.94
€4.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN9.81
|
$2.96
€2.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.15
|
$3.59
€3.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.17
|
$0.61
€0.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.83
|
$0.85
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.74
|
$0.67
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.90
|
$1.06
€0.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.94
|
$0.44
€0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.73
|
$0.52
€0.46
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN19.53
|
$6.02
€5.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN86.48
|
$32.15
€28.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN83,982.27
|
$27,933.36
€24,501.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN73.03
|
$6.64
€5.83
|
pay 31.2% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN96.31
|
$29.29
€25.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,086.84
|
$586.17
€514.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,318.66
|
$453.87
€398.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN159.55
|
$82.62
€72.47
|
|
pay 6.6% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN774.72
|
$265.47
€232.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN28,346.42
|
$6,966.46
€6,110.67
|
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.69
|
$2.36
€2.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.50
|
$1.95
€1.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.22
|
$3.86
€3.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN110.64
|
$39.72
€34.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN28.83
|
$5.36
€4.70
|
|
pay 30.2% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN155.15
|
$76.10
€66.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN126.83
|
$41.90
€36.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN308.93
|
$93.78
€82.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN342.08
|
$106.69
€93.58
|
|
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