Cost of living comparison

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Belgrade is 14.7% more expensive than Podgorica.

If you lived in Belgrade instead of Podgorica, you would:

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pay 13.8% more for restaurants

 
Podgorica
Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.57
€8.16
$10.99
RSD1,224
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.04
€7.65
$9.16
RSD1,020
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.13
€2.03
$2.33
RSD259

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pay 2.4% less for groceries

 
Podgorica
Belgrade
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
€0.88
$0.87
RSD97
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.98
€3.79
$5.04
RSD561
Milk (1 gallon) $4.94
€4.71
$4.98
RSD554

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pay 5.1% more for transportation

 
Podgorica
Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.02
€5.73
$6.87
RSD764
Monthly public transit pass $32.15
€30.62
$20.16
RSD2,244
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,933.36
€26,598.15
$28,106.99
RSD3,128,690

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pay 30.2% more for housing

 
Podgorica
Belgrade
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.29
€27.89
$27.63
RSD3,075
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $586.17
€558.15
$840.53
RSD93,562
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $453.87
€432.17
$518.55
RSD57,722

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pay 25.4% more for childcare

 
Podgorica
Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $265.47
€252.78
$370.44
RSD41,235
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,966.46
€6,633.46
$7,747.69
RSD862,424

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pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Podgorica
Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.36
€2.25
$3.02
RSD337
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.95
€1.85
$2.45
RSD272
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.86
€3.67
$4.12
RSD459

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pay 13.2% more for clothing

 
Podgorica
Belgrade
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.10
€72.46
$97.71
RSD10,876
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.90
€39.89
$38.65
RSD4,303
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.78
€89.30
$107.09
RSD11,921

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