Cost of living comparison
Amman is 2.3% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Amman instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.62
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.02
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.43
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
Podgorica
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.77
|
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.69
|
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.81
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.41
|
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.01
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.71
|
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,490.94
|
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.30
|
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
|
pay 14.0% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€27.77
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€555.90
|
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€430.43
|
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€78.35
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
|
pay 17.1% less for childcare
Podgorica
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€251.76
|
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,606.73
|
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
|
pay 84.9% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.24
|
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€37.67
|
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Amman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€72.17
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€39.73
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€88.94
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€101.18
|
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
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