Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 43.9% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€7.94
|
$3.01
TRY97.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
$3.65
TRY118.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.79
|
$0.62
TRY20.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.28
|
$0.22
TRY7.06
|
|
pay 44.0% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.39
TRY12.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$2.61
TRY84.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$3.07
TRY99.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.55
|
$1.40
TRY45.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.71
|
$1.59
TRY51.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.30
TRY9.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.52
TRY16.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.31
TRY9.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.42
TRY13.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.22
TRY7.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.19
TRY6.28
|
|
pay 20.2% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.73
|
$4.34
TRY140.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.33
|
$15.27
TRY494.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,638.88
|
$34,350.89
TRY1,113,113.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.54
|
$4.33
TRY140.15
|
|
pay 57.0% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.17
|
$8.38
TRY271.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€471.89
|
$218.27
TRY7,072.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€336.71
|
$144.02
TRY4,666.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
$49.50
TRY1,603.99
|
|
pay 47.7% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€225.32
|
$165.99
TRY5,378.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,874.13
|
$3,471.33
TRY112,485.64
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.37
|
$1.90
TRY61.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.58
|
$1.55
TRY50.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$1.64
TRY52.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.17
|
$20.05
TRY649.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.62
|
$2.50
TRY80.99
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.26
|
$29.99
TRY971.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.46
|
$25.86
TRY837.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€80.50
|
$62.92
TRY2,038.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€113.33
|
$42.57
TRY1,379.31
|
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