Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 30.0% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Germany, you would:
pay 36.7% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Montenegro
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.00
|
$8.56
€8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$1.38
€1.29
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
Germany
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
$3.88
€3.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.94
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$2.92
€2.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.39
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 39.9% less for transportation
Germany
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.76
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.63
|
$31.61
€29.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
$23,324.04
€21,787.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.46
|
$8.13
€7.59
|
|
pay 39.2% less for housing
Germany
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
$27.13
€25.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€709.68
|
$508.64
€475.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€539.84
|
$362.93
€339.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
$84.67
€79.09
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
Germany
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.31
|
$242.86
€226.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
$9,565.21
€8,934.92
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$2.55
€2.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$1.70
€1.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.48
|
$34.67
€32.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.28
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
Germany
|
Montenegro
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
$56.33
€52.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
$31.75
€29.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
$86.76
€81.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.00
|
$122.16
€114.11
|
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