Cost of living comparison
Japan is 10.7% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Japan instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Japan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
$4.91
¥765
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 68.7% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$5.54
¥863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
$1.99
¥309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 40.6% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.80
|
$60.62
¥9,438
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
$21,439.97
¥3,337,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$24.44
¥3,804
|
|
pay 4.8% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
$33.46
¥5,209
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.43
|
$480.50
¥74,802
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.56
|
$321.68
¥50,077
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
$107.01
¥16,658
|
|
pay 9.2% more for childcare
Montenegro
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.10
|
$240.59
¥37,454
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
$10,805.94
¥1,682,214
|
|
pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.92
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$3.86
¥602
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.77
|
$55.52
¥8,644
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$11.57
¥1,801
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Japan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
$38.65
¥6,017
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
$25.96
¥4,041
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
$52.99
¥8,249
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.16
|
$85.48
¥13,307
|
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