Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 22.5% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
South Africa
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
|
pay 4.9% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.80
|
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Montenegro
|
South Africa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.43
|
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.56
|
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
|
pay 48.2% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.10
|
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
South Africa
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.92
|
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.77
|
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
South Africa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.16
|
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
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