Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 60.4% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 56.7% less for restaurants
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Monaco
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€20.04
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€11.82
|
$8.04
€7.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.48
|
$2.13
€2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.79
|
$1.51
€1.45
|
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pay 46.6% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.71
|
$3.98
€3.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.81
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.41
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.56
|
$3.59
€3.44
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.98
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.72
|
$1.06
€1.02
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.91
|
$0.44
€0.42
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.40
|
$0.52
€0.50
|
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pay 25.0% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€8.19
|
$6.02
€5.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€22.61
|
$32.15
€30.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€44,368.23
|
$27,933.36
€26,781.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€19.52
|
$6.64
€6.37
|
|
pay 75.6% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€58.57
|
$29.29
€28.08
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,751.65
|
$586.17
€562.01
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€6,165.47
|
$453.87
€435.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€225.35
|
$82.62
€79.21
|
|
pay 85.5% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€2,003.78
|
$265.47
€254.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€40,974.65
|
$6,966.46
€6,679.25
|
|
pay 73.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$2.36
€2.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€6.35
|
$1.95
€1.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€494.52
|
$39.72
€38.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
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pay 60.2% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€167.24
|
$76.10
€72.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€72.19
|
$41.90
€40.17
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€210.14
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€600.11
|
$106.69
€102.29
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