Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.3 times more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 57.0% more for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$21.44
€20.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.71
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$2.46
€2.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$1.95
€1.87
|
|
pay 50.9% more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.82
|
$3.60
€3.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.74
|
$5.32
€5.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
$4.22
€4.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.44
|
$4.64
€4.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$1.11
€1.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.02
|
$1.86
€1.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.50
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.77
|
$7.19
€6.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$123.25
€118.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,781.75
|
$39,306.91
€37,686.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.37
|
$26.47
€25.38
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€28.08
|
$55.82
€53.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€562.01
|
$2,138.28
€2,050.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€435.16
|
$1,827.10
€1,751.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€79.21
|
$214.65
€205.80
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€254.52
|
$1,307.98
€1,254.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,679.25
|
$9,645.87
€9,248.20
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.26
|
$7.50
€7.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$4.33
€4.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
$17.68
€16.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€38.08
|
$56.25
€53.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
|
pay 8.9% more for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€72.96
|
$96.07
€92.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€40.17
|
$41.10
€39.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
$97.72
€93.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€102.29
|
$114.27
€109.56
|
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