Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 22.6% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 65.2% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR144.60
|
$7.58
€6.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR77.12
|
$6.50
€5.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.14
|
$2.01
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.38
|
$1.39
€1.25
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR17.53
|
$0.90
€0.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR63.23
|
$3.78
€3.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR79.52
|
$5.48
€4.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR40.31
|
$2.98
€2.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR34.81
|
$3.43
€3.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.00
|
$0.55
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.60
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.76
|
$0.61
€0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.20
|
$1.09
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.20
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR9.86
|
$0.55
€0.49
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR85.66
|
$6.10
€5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,108.61
|
$32.49
€29.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR329,065.62
|
$27,074.68
€24,397.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR199.07
|
$5.85
€5.27
|
|
pay 10.2% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR717.00
|
$28.35
€25.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,230.09
|
$570.08
€513.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,198.03
|
$445.50
€401.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,411.57
|
$83.22
€74.99
|
|
pay 43.1% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,789.31
|
$213.35
€192.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR65,444.39
|
$6,904.04
€6,221.44
|
|
pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR39.52
|
$2.38
€2.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR32.37
|
$1.86
€1.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR48.20
|
$3.90
€3.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR577.85
|
$37.90
€34.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR122.91
|
$5.41
€4.88
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR840.85
|
$72.42
€65.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR604.36
|
$36.28
€32.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,511.17
|
$94.11
€84.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,670.89
|
$102.88
€92.71
|
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