Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 13.1% cheaper than Montenegro overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.0% less in Podgorica
- Groceries
-
pay 3.0% less in Podgorica
- Transportation
-
pay 12.5% less in Podgorica
- Housing
-
pay 11.6% less in Podgorica
- Childcare
-
pay 25.4% less in Podgorica
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.6% less in Podgorica
- Clothing
-
pay 15.4% less in Podgorica
Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and restaurants are lower in Podgorica.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 10.0% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€9.95
|
$8.57
€7.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€7.75
|
$8.04
€7.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.84
|
$2.13
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.45
|
$1.51
€1.33
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.86
|
$0.93
€0.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.53
|
$3.98
€3.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.55
|
$4.94
€4.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.65
|
$2.96
€2.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€2.81
|
$3.59
€3.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.54
|
$0.61
€0.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.59
|
$0.67
€0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.03
|
$1.06
€0.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.44
|
$0.44
€0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.52
|
$0.52
€0.46
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.37
|
$6.02
€5.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€34.35
|
$32.15
€28.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€24,528.44
|
$27,933.36
€24,568.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€8.53
|
$6.64
€5.84
|
|
pay 11.6% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€25.65
|
$29.29
€25.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€608.09
|
$586.17
€515.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€471.68
|
$453.87
€399.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€86.64
|
$82.62
€72.67
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€338.76
|
$265.47
€233.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€7,617.64
|
$6,966.46
€6,127.16
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.38
|
$2.36
€2.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€1.99
|
$1.95
€1.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.62
|
$3.86
€3.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€51.75
|
$39.72
€34.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€4.82
|
$5.36
€4.71
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€73.26
|
$76.10
€66.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€39.87
|
$41.90
€36.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€92.19
|
$93.78
€82.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€143.69
|
$106.69
€93.84
|
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