Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 29.8% more expensive than Cuba.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Cuba, you would:
pay 9.8% less for restaurants
Cuba
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.75
$7.75
|
$8.56
€8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
$6.00
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
$2.39
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
$1.67
|
$1.38
€1.29
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Cuba
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
$1.13
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
$3.46
|
$3.88
€3.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.70
$13.70
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
$2.07
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
$2.88
|
$2.92
€2.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.77
$3.77
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
$0.37
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
$0.53
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$0.63
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
$0.66
|
$0.39
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.00
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 10.4% more for transportation
Cuba
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
$4.46
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
$22.50
|
$31.61
€29.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
$80,000.00
|
$23,324.04
€21,805.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
$6.10
|
$8.13
€7.60
|
|
pay 35.4% more for housing
Cuba
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
$165.00
|
$27.13
€25.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
$596.67
|
$508.64
€475.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
$222.50
|
$362.93
€339.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
$30.59
|
$84.67
€79.16
|
|
pay 71.6% more for childcare
Cuba
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
$86.67
|
$242.86
€227.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
$15,166.67
|
$9,565.21
€8,942.37
|
|
pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports
Cuba
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
$3.25
|
$2.55
€2.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
$2.03
|
$1.70
€1.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
$4.25
|
$4.01
€3.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
$16.67
|
$34.67
€32.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.12
$1.12
|
$4.98
€4.66
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
Cuba
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.75
$47.75
|
$56.33
€52.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.17
$42.17
|
$31.75
€29.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.58
$69.58
|
$86.76
€81.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.00
$64.00
|
$122.16
€114.21
|
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