Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 24.7% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.1% more in Podgorica
- Groceries
-
pay 8.3% more in Podgorica
- Transportation
-
pay 43.5% more in Podgorica
- Housing
-
pay 52.9% more in Podgorica
- Childcare
-
pay 5.6% less in Podgorica
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.2% less in Podgorica
- Clothing
-
pay 23.0% more in Podgorica
The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Podgorica are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including entertainment and sports and childcare are lower in Podgorica.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Quito, you would:
pay 71.1% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$8.57
€7.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.04
€7.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$2.13
€1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
pay 8.3% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$3.98
€3.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.94
€4.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.96
€2.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.59
€3.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.61
€0.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.67
€0.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.44
€0.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 43.5% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$6.02
€5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$32.15
€29.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$27,933.36
€25,588.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$6.64
€6.09
|
|
pay 52.9% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$29.29
€26.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$586.17
€536.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$453.87
€415.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$82.62
€75.68
|
|
pay 5.6% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$265.47
€243.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$6,966.46
€6,381.59
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$2.36
€2.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$1.95
€1.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$3.86
€3.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$39.72
€36.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$5.36
€4.91
|
|
pay 23.0% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$76.10
€69.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$41.90
€38.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$93.78
€85.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$106.69
€97.73
|
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