Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 11.9% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Japan, you would:
pay 70.7% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Montenegro
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$10.03
€9.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$6.98
€6.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$2.07
€1.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$1.47
€1.36
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Japan
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$4.20
€3.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$5.15
€4.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$2.91
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$3.08
€2.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
Japan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$6.19
€5.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$25,337.87
€23,507.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$10.16
€9.42
|
|
pay 10.3% more for housing
Japan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$27.71
€25.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$604.28
€560.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$455.38
€422.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$97.48
€90.44
|
|
pay 1.1% more for childcare
Japan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$317.80
€294.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$7,564.83
€7,018.27
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$2.09
€1.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$40.01
€37.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$5.66
€5.25
|
|
pay 56.4% more for clothing
Japan
|
Montenegro
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$71.96
€66.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$30.57
€28.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$96.13
€89.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$119.85
€111.19
|
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