Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 49.0% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 25.6% less for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$7.88
₩11,395
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.71
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$1.59
₩2,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$0.84
₩1,216
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.82
|
$6.52
₩9,436
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.74
|
$8.06
₩11,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.44
|
$4.74
₩6,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$3.30
₩4,770
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.55
₩2,241
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$2.44
₩3,530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.02
|
$2.68
₩3,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$1.73
₩2,503
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.50
|
$1.39
₩2,006
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.77
|
$4.59
₩6,636
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$44.40
₩64,228
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,781.75
|
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.37
|
$8.02
₩11,602
|
|
pay 24.1% more for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€28.08
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€562.01
|
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€435.16
|
$490.54
₩709,526
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€79.21
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€254.52
|
$385.48
₩557,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,679.25
|
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
|
pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.26
|
$3.58
₩5,180
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$3.60
₩5,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€38.08
|
$53.73
₩77,715
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$10.74
₩15,539
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€72.96
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€40.17
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€102.29
|
$124.89
₩180,644
|
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