Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 29.2% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 34.9% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$6.44
₩8,729
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.74
₩998
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Montenegro
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$6.02
₩8,152
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$7.79
₩10,553
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$2.83
₩3,834
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$2.76
₩3,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$2.49
₩3,372
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$2.03
₩2,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.69
₩2,288
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.10
₩1,489
|
|
pay 1.4% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$4.58
₩6,198
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.80
|
$48.21
₩65,301
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$8.80
₩11,918
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
Montenegro
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.43
|
$421.68
₩571,118
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.56
|
$330.55
₩447,700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
$129.93
₩175,971
|
|
pay 85.6% more for childcare
Montenegro
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.10
|
$386.50
₩523,473
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
|
pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.93
₩3,962
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.92
|
$3.45
₩4,676
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.77
|
$48.95
₩66,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$9.82
₩13,306
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.16
|
$98.82
₩133,835
|
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