Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 17.9% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Finland, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Montenegro
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.85
|
$10.03
€9.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$6.98
€6.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$2.07
€1.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$1.47
€1.36
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
Finland
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.46
|
$4.20
€3.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.91
|
$5.15
€4.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
$2.91
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.69
|
$3.08
€2.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
Finland
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.30
|
$6.19
€5.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.24
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,884.65
|
$25,337.87
€23,507.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.45
|
$10.16
€9.42
|
|
pay 5.6% less for housing
Finland
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.47
|
$27.71
€25.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€692.13
|
$604.28
€560.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€575.70
|
$455.38
€422.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.58
|
$97.48
€90.44
|
|
pay 2.2% more for childcare
Finland
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€288.43
|
$317.80
€294.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,018.00
|
$7,564.83
€7,018.27
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.64
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$2.09
€1.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.83
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.94
|
$40.01
€37.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.36
|
$5.66
€5.25
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Finland
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.94
|
$71.96
€66.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.30
|
$30.57
€28.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.49
|
$96.13
€89.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€100.08
|
$119.85
€111.19
|
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