Cost of living comparison

 Podgorica, Montenegro
compared to
 Oranjestad, Aruba
Oranjestad vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 77.7% more expensive than Podgorica.

Restaurants
pay 29.6% more in Oranjestad
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Oranjestad
Transportation
pay 2.8 times more in Oranjestad
Housing
pay 99.6% more in Oranjestad
Childcare
pay 4.4% less in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in Oranjestad
Clothing
pay 15.7% more in Oranjestad

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Oranjestad are more expensive than in Podgorica. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Oranjestad.

Oranjestad vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

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
€7.82
$19.00
AWG34.20
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.04
€7.33
$10.27
AWG18.49
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.13
€1.94
$1.33
AWG2.40

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Podgorica
Oranjestad
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
€0.84
$3.05
AWG5.50
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.98
€3.63
$6.00
AWG10.80
Milk (1 gallon) $4.94
€4.51
$6.40
AWG11.52

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

 
Podgorica
Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.02
€5.49
$5.66
AWG10.19
Monthly public transit pass $32.15
€29.34
$40.00
AWG72.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,933.36
€25,487.41
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00

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pay 99.6% more for housing

 
Podgorica
Oranjestad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.29
€26.72
$91.80
AWG165.25
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $586.17
€534.84
$810.73
AWG1,459.31
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $453.87
€414.13
$655.25
AWG1,179.45

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pay 4.4% less for childcare

 
Podgorica
Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $265.47
€242.22
$225.00
AWG405.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,966.46
€6,356.45
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Podgorica
Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.36
€2.15
$3.00
AWG5.40
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.95
€1.78
$3.72
AWG6.69
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.86
€3.52
$10.00
AWG18.00

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pay 15.7% more for clothing

 
Podgorica
Oranjestad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.10
€69.43
$80.00
AWG144.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.90
€38.23
$57.37
AWG103.27
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.78
€85.57
$116.59
AWG209.86

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