Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 9.2% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.62
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.02
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.43
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 48.5% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.77
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.69
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.81
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.41
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.01
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 5.0% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.71
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,490.94
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.30
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Podgorica
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€27.77
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€555.90
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€430.43
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€78.35
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€251.76
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,606.73
|
?? |
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.24
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€37.67
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.08
|
?? | |
pay 74.9% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€72.17
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€39.73
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€88.94
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€101.18
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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