Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 69.5% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 64.4% more for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.71
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$2.88
€2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$2.84
€2.72
|
|
pay 56.1% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
$1.96
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.82
|
$6.66
€6.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.74
|
$4.57
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
$3.28
€3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.44
|
$5.41
€5.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.00
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.02
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.50
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.77
|
$7.19
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$52.52
€50.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,781.75
|
$31,799.21
€30,488.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.37
|
$29.37
€28.16
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Podgorica
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€28.08
|
$44.99
€43.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€562.01
|
$1,278.77
€1,226.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€435.16
|
$938.86
€900.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€79.21
|
$263.55
€252.68
|
|
pay 27.0% more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€254.52
|
$306.98
€294.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,679.25
|
$9,639.17
€9,241.78
|
|
pay 94.6% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.26
|
$4.29
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$3.98
€3.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€38.08
|
$37.89
€36.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$13.66
€13.10
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€72.96
|
$85.49
€81.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€40.17
|
$40.99
€39.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
$95.49
€91.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€102.29
|
$138.30
€132.60
|
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