Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 7.9% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 35.3% less for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€8.00
|
$8.52
ZAR157.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.50
|
$4.68
ZAR86.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.99
|
$1.01
ZAR18.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$0.81
ZAR15.00
|
|
pay 2.1% less for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.07
ZAR19.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.71
|
$3.70
ZAR68.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.61
|
$4.91
ZAR90.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.76
|
$2.35
ZAR43.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.35
|
$2.08
ZAR38.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.69
ZAR12.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.68
ZAR12.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.73
ZAR13.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.75
ZAR13.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.64
ZAR11.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.58
ZAR10.76
|
|
pay 21.9% more for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.62
|
$5.05
ZAR93.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.00
|
$65.32
ZAR1,206.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,060.88
|
$19,084.78
ZAR352,378.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.20
|
$8.78
ZAR162.03
|
|
pay 1.9% less for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€27.32
|
$39.13
ZAR722.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€546.88
|
$416.34
ZAR7,687.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€423.44
|
$379.25
ZAR7,002.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€77.08
|
$86.03
ZAR1,588.44
|
|
pay 24.8% less for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€247.67
|
$216.65
ZAR4,000.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,499.47
|
$4,800.41
ZAR88,633.99
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$2.39
ZAR44.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.82
|
$2.00
ZAR36.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.60
|
$2.95
ZAR54.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€37.06
|
$34.21
ZAR631.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.00
|
$7.81
ZAR144.20
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€70.99
|
$49.09
ZAR906.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€39.09
|
$34.65
ZAR639.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€87.49
|
$92.30
ZAR1,704.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€99.54
|
$98.31
ZAR1,815.14
|
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