Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 25.0% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 23.7% more for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$10.72
HRK76.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.62
|
$8.57
HRK61.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.02
|
$2.85
HRK20.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.43
|
$1.95
HRK13.93
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
$1.61
HRK11.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.77
|
$4.71
HRK33.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.69
|
$4.56
HRK32.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.81
|
$3.37
HRK24.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.41
|
$3.94
HRK28.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.72
HRK5.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.72
HRK5.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.83
HRK5.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.01
|
$1.15
HRK8.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.54
HRK3.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.57
HRK4.10
|
|
pay 31.7% more for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.71
|
$6.05
HRK43.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
$53.59
HRK383.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,490.94
|
$31,081.13
HRK222,185.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.30
|
$9.86
HRK70.49
|
|
pay 32.9% more for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€27.77
|
$28.12
HRK201.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€555.90
|
$731.00
HRK5,225.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€430.43
|
$583.46
HRK4,170.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€78.35
|
$150.51
HRK1,075.90
|
|
pay 39.7% more for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€251.76
|
$345.73
HRK2,471.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,606.73
|
$10,391.04
HRK74,280.84
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.24
|
$3.22
HRK22.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$2.08
HRK14.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
$5.25
HRK37.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€37.67
|
$44.11
HRK315.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$7.50
HRK53.63
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€72.17
|
$91.59
HRK654.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€39.73
|
$39.67
HRK283.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€88.94
|
$89.12
HRK637.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€101.18
|
$116.08
HRK829.84
|
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