Cost of living comparison

 Podgorica, Montenegro
compared to
Praia vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 8.8% more expensive than Podgorica.

Restaurants
pay 26.8% less in Praia
Groceries
pay 94.3% more in Praia
Transportation
pay 33.1% more in Praia
Housing
pay 24.4% more in Praia
Childcare
pay 55.8% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 0.9% less in Praia
Clothing
pay 6.8% less in Praia

The cost of groceries, transportation, and housing in Praia are more expensive than in Podgorica. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Praia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Praia.

Praia vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

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

pay 26.8% less for restaurants

 
Podgorica
Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.57
€7.54
$4.86
CVE471.58
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.04
€7.07
$6.32
CVE613.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.13
€1.87
$1.78
CVE172.66

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pay 94.3% more for groceries

 
Podgorica
Praia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
€0.81
$2.95
CVE286.16
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.98
€3.50
$7.94
CVE770.58
Milk (1 gallon) $4.94
€4.35
$4.78
CVE464.13

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pay 33.1% more for transportation

 
Podgorica
Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.02
€5.29
$6.31
CVE612.11
Monthly public transit pass $32.15
€28.27
$20.42
CVE1,980.62
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,933.36
€24,562.39
$29,166.78
CVE2,829,457.52

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pay 24.4% more for housing

 
Podgorica
Praia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.29
€25.75
$51.28
CVE4,975.13
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $586.17
€515.43
$583.34
CVE56,589.15
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $453.87
€399.10
$388.89
CVE37,726.10

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pay 55.8% less for childcare

 
Podgorica
Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $265.47
€233.43
$110.42
CVE10,711.83
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,966.46
€6,125.75
$3,266.68
CVE316,899.24

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Podgorica
Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.36
€2.07
$2.48
CVE240.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.95
€1.71
$1.49
CVE144.41
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.86
€3.39
$4.38
CVE424.42

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pay 6.8% less for clothing

 
Podgorica
Praia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.10
€66.91
$48.61
CVE4,715.76
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.90
€36.84
$38.89
CVE3,772.61
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.78
€82.46
$87.50
CVE8,488.37

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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