Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 15.2% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
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Vilnius
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€12.20
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
$8.04
€7.62
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$2.13
€2.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.73
|
$1.51
€1.43
|
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pay 5.4% less for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.44
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
€6.03
|
$3.98
€3.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.91
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
€2.44
|
$2.96
€2.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
€2.88
|
$3.59
€3.41
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.62
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.87
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.40
|
$1.06
€1.01
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.44
€0.42
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
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pay 13.9% less for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.80
|
$6.02
€5.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
€29.48
|
$32.15
€30.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,251.45
€31,534.41
|
$27,933.36
€26,490.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.36
€10.77
|
$6.64
€6.30
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.16
€16.27
|
$29.29
€27.77
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$795.81
€754.71
|
$586.17
€555.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$594.19
€563.50
|
$453.87
€430.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.42
€141.70
|
$82.62
€78.35
|
|
pay 35.1% less for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.87
€528.11
|
$265.47
€251.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,496.16
€8,057.43
|
$6,966.46
€6,606.73
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Podgorica
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$2.36
€2.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
€3.20
|
$1.95
€1.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
€38.15
|
$39.72
€37.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
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pay 2.4% less for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Podgorica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.32
€78.07
|
$76.10
€72.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.02
€34.16
|
$41.90
€39.73
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
€95.50
|
$93.78
€88.94
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
€114.35
|
$106.69
€101.18
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