Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 44.9% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Kingstown
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.62
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.02
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.43
|
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.77
|
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.69
|
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.81
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.41
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.01
|
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.71
|
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,490.94
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.30
|
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
|
pay 2.3% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€27.77
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€555.90
|
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€430.43
|
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€78.35
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
|
pay 30.3% less for childcare
Podgorica
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€251.76
|
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,606.73
|
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pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.24
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€37.67
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 36.6% more for clothing
Podgorica
|
Kingstown
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€72.17
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€39.73
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€88.94
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€101.18
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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