Cost of living comparison
Windhoek is 15.8% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Windhoek instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$10.23
NAD186.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.62
|
$5.11
NAD93.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.02
|
$0.95
NAD17.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.43
|
$0.83
NAD15.10
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
$0.84
NAD15.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.77
|
$2.98
NAD54.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.69
|
$5.50
NAD100.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.81
|
$2.97
NAD54.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.41
|
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.86
NAD15.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.01
|
$0.76
NAD13.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.71
|
$4.69
NAD85.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,490.94
|
$17,041.85
NAD310,974.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.30
|
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
|
pay 4.8% more for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€27.77
|
$59.63
NAD1,088.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€555.90
|
$421.63
NAD7,693.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€430.43
|
$301.93
NAD5,509.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€78.35
|
$63.84
NAD1,164.96
|
|
pay 30.1% less for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€251.76
|
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,606.73
|
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.24
|
$1.70
NAD31.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$1.91
NAD34.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
$2.81
NAD51.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€37.67
|
$35.35
NAD645.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$3.55
NAD64.79
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Windhoek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€72.17
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€39.73
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€88.94
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€101.18
|
$71.01
NAD1,295.73
|
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