Cost of living comparison
Podgorica is 14.0% cheaper than Warsaw.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.4% less in Podgorica
- Groceries
-
pay 6.2% more in Podgorica
- Transportation
-
pay 2.5% less in Podgorica
- Housing
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pay 20.9% less in Podgorica
- Childcare
-
pay 46.2% less in Podgorica
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 29.3% less in Podgorica
- Clothing
-
pay 0.9% less in Podgorica
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Podgorica.
If you lived in Podgorica instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 4.4% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Podgorica
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN36.12
|
$8.57
€7.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN31.60
|
$8.04
€6.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN6.55
|
$2.13
€1.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN6.53
|
$1.51
€1.29
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN3.97
|
$0.93
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN15.91
|
$3.98
€3.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN13.85
|
$4.94
€4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN11.03
|
$2.96
€2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN9.26
|
$3.59
€3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.65
|
$0.61
€0.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.72
|
$0.85
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.00
|
$0.67
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.06
|
$1.06
€0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.51
|
$0.44
€0.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.71
|
$0.52
€0.45
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN22.62
|
$6.02
€5.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN99.33
|
$32.15
€27.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN112,145.36
|
$27,933.36
€23,896.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN28.90
|
$6.64
€5.68
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN62.75
|
$29.29
€25.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN3,905.15
|
$586.17
€501.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,037.60
|
$453.87
€388.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN819.07
|
$82.62
€70.68
|
|
pay 46.2% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN1,853.07
|
$265.47
€227.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN45,904.67
|
$6,966.46
€5,959.81
|
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN13.54
|
$2.36
€2.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN13.36
|
$1.95
€1.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN17.38
|
$3.86
€3.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN154.17
|
$39.72
€33.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN31.60
|
$5.36
€4.58
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Podgorica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN326.40
|
$76.10
€65.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN151.64
|
$41.90
€35.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN322.29
|
$93.78
€80.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN372.84
|
$106.69
€91.27
|
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