Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 41.9% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$1.47
NPR198.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.62
|
$7.36
NPR991.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.02
|
$0.46
NPR61.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.43
|
$0.16
NPR21.80
|
|
pay 28.2% less for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
$0.57
NPR76.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.77
|
$4.70
NPR633.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.69
|
$3.17
NPR427.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.81
|
$1.62
NPR219.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.41
|
$1.48
NPR199.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.09
NPR146.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.47
NPR63.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.52
NPR70.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.01
|
$0.33
NPR44.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.22
NPR29.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.29
NPR39.48
|
|
pay 0.9% less for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.71
|
$4.85
NPR654.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
$9.94
NPR1,340.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,490.94
|
$33,138.99
NPR4,468,225.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.30
|
$11.05
NPR1,489.41
|
|
pay 69.3% less for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€27.77
|
$10.42
NPR1,405.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€555.90
|
$191.60
NPR25,834.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€430.43
|
$102.03
NPR13,756.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€78.35
|
$26.40
NPR3,559.25
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€251.76
|
$91.89
NPR12,389.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,606.73
|
$3,479.59
NPR469,163.68
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.24
|
$2.58
NPR347.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$1.66
NPR223.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
$2.95
NPR397.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€37.67
|
$22.71
NPR3,061.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$3.31
NPR446.82
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Kathmandu
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€72.17
|
$24.02
NPR3,238.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€39.73
|
$31.19
NPR4,205.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€88.94
|
$53.29
NPR7,185.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€101.18
|
$37.76
NPR5,091.07
|
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