Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 2.6 times more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 90.0% more for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€8.23
|
$21.44
€20.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.72
|
$13.93
€13.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$3.23
€3.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$2.79
€2.68
|
|
pay 63.3% more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
$2.06
€1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.82
|
$6.58
€6.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.74
|
$4.76
€4.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
$4.81
€4.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.45
|
$6.45
€6.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.02
|
$1.81
€1.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.50
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.78
|
$8.09
€7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.86
|
$87.51
€84.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,812.59
|
$35,207.42
€33,794.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.38
|
$24.86
€23.87
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€28.11
|
$47.53
€45.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€562.65
|
$2,189.86
€2,101.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€435.66
|
$1,816.26
€1,743.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€79.30
|
$206.94
€198.64
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€254.82
|
$2,377.37
€2,281.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,686.94
|
$14,444.53
€13,864.97
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.26
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$4.20
€4.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
$13.40
€12.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€38.12
|
$65.86
€63.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$15.00
€14.40
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€73.04
|
$92.54
€88.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€40.22
|
$37.12
€35.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€90.02
|
$106.57
€102.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€102.41
|
$114.59
€109.99
|
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