Cost of living comparison

 Podgorica, Montenegro
compared to
 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ljubljana vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Ljubljana is 37.7% more expensive than Podgorica.

Restaurants
pay 36.2% more in Ljubljana
Groceries
pay 35.2% more in Ljubljana
Transportation
pay 24.0% more in Ljubljana
Housing
pay 69.7% more in Ljubljana
Childcare
pay 53.0% more in Ljubljana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 34.1% more in Ljubljana
Clothing
pay 11.9% more in Ljubljana

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Ljubljana are more expensive than in Podgorica.

Ljubljana vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Podgorica, you would:

pay 36.2% more for restaurants

 
Podgorica
Ljubljana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.57
€7.56
$15.00
€13.22
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.04
€7.08
$8.57
€7.56
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.13
€1.88
$2.91
€2.56

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pay 35.2% more for groceries

 
Podgorica
Ljubljana
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
€0.82
$1.85
€1.63
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.98
€3.51
$6.52
€5.75
Milk (1 gallon) $4.94
€4.36
$5.13
€4.52

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pay 24.0% more for transportation

 
Podgorica
Ljubljana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.02
€5.31
$6.03
€5.31
Monthly public transit pass $32.15
€28.33
$39.66
€34.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,933.36
€24,616.00
$27,865.84
€24,556.49

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pay 69.7% more for housing

 
Podgorica
Ljubljana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.29
€25.81
$33.52
€29.54
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $586.17
€516.56
$942.82
€830.85
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $453.87
€399.97
$774.26
€682.31

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pay 53.0% more for childcare

 
Podgorica
Ljubljana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $265.47
€233.94
$485.78
€428.09
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,966.46
€6,139.12
$8,574.10
€7,555.84

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pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Podgorica
Ljubljana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.36
€2.08
$3.22
€2.83
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.95
€1.71
$2.32
€2.04
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.86
€3.40
$5.36
€4.72

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pay 11.9% more for clothing

 
Podgorica
Ljubljana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.10
€67.06
$88.79
€78.24
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.90
€36.92
$42.55
€37.50
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.78
€82.64
$103.31
€91.04

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