Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 9.1% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€7.94
|
$2.08
THB76.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.79
|
$0.67
THB24.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.28
|
$0.35
THB12.93
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$7.99
THB292.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$6.46
THB236.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.55
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.71
|
$1.07
THB39.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.20
THB44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.50
THB18.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.79
THB28.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.59
THB21.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.62
THB22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.46
THB16.80
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.73
|
$4.57
THB167.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.33
|
$24.32
THB888.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,638.88
|
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.54
|
$9.68
THB353.91
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.17
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€471.89
|
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€336.71
|
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
|
pay 20.7% more for childcare
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€225.32
|
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,874.13
|
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
|
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.37
|
$1.90
THB69.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.58
|
$1.94
THB71.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.17
|
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.62
|
$5.63
THB205.88
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.26
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.46
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€80.50
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€113.33
|
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
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