Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 18.3% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 10.3% less for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.04
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.15
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 45.4% more for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.61
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,897.41
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.38
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 56.1% more for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.07
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€524.24
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€409.68
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€76.53
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 6.2% more for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€196.19
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,348.84
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€34.86
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 23.6% more for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€66.60
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.36
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€86.54
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€94.61
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
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