Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 19.9% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$6.66
RSD718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
$7.11
RSD766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$1.39
RSD149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$1.04
RSD112
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$3.27
RSD352
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$4.58
RSD493
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$2.77
RSD298
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.79
RSD85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.35
RSD37
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$6.36
RSD685
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.80
|
$26.61
RSD2,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,873,623
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$6.78
RSD730
|
|
pay 28.5% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
$21.79
RSD2,348
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.43
|
$289.12
RSD31,148
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.56
|
$208.18
RSD22,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
$111.12
RSD11,971
|
|
pay 26.4% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.10
|
$219.93
RSD23,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
$5,902.44
RSD635,881
|
|
pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.96
RSD211
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.92
|
$1.54
RSD166
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$3.59
RSD387
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.77
|
$24.04
RSD2,590
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$4.51
RSD486
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
$63.85
RSD6,878
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
$34.98
RSD3,768
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
$88.04
RSD9,484
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.16
|
$94.98
RSD10,233
|
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