Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 77.7% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 29.6% more for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$19.00
AWG34.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.71
|
$10.27
AWG18.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.82
|
$6.00
AWG10.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.74
|
$6.40
AWG11.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
$5.00
AWG9.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.44
|
$5.21
AWG9.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.02
|
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.50
|
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.77
|
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,781.75
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.37
|
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 99.6% more for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€28.08
|
$91.80
AWG165.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€562.01
|
$810.73
AWG1,459.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€435.16
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€79.21
|
$167.08
AWG300.74
|
|
pay 4.4% less for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€254.52
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,679.25
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.26
|
$3.00
AWG5.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$3.72
AWG6.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€38.08
|
$131.44
AWG236.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 15.7% more for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Oranjestad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€72.96
|
$80.00
AWG144.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€40.17
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€102.29
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
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