Cost of living comparison
Castries is 30.6% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Castries instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 2.9% more for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
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pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.04
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.15
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
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pay 0.3% more for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.61
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,897.41
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.38
|
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pay 16.3% more for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.07
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€524.24
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€409.68
|
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€76.53
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 14.7% less for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€196.19
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,348.84
|
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pay 25.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Castries
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€34.86
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
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pay 18.9% more for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Castries
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€66.60
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.36
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€86.54
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€94.61
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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