Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 2.4 times more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 99.2% more for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Jersey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$37.84
£29.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$2.84
£2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$2.29
£1.80
|
|
pay 91.7% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$5.49
£4.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$7.51
£5.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$5.39
£4.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.95
£1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.86
£0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$1.80
£1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.43
£1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.09
£0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$7.04
£5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.80
|
$65.58
£51.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$41.21
£32.44
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Montenegro
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.43
|
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.56
|
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Montenegro
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.10
|
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$6.94
£5.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.92
|
$4.76
£3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.77
|
$76.30
£60.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$16.40
£12.91
|
|
pay 28.7% more for clothing
Montenegro
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.16
|
$122.97
£96.79
|
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