Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 18.6% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Montenegro
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$121.98
|
$10.03
€9.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$153.08
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.42
|
$2.07
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.57
|
$1.47
€1.35
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$58.83
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$248.52
|
$4.20
€3.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$359.60
|
$5.15
€4.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$88.80
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$106.64
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.10
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.67
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.90
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$45.98
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.97
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.64
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$116.23
|
$6.19
€5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,221.94
|
$35.69
€32.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,031,067.19
|
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$289.88
|
$10.16
€9.34
|
|
pay 54.8% more for housing
Taiwan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$645.66
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,416.48
|
$604.28
€555.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,747.03
|
$455.38
€418.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$1,997.78
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,557.11
|
$317.80
€292.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$459,608.15
|
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
|
pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.31
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$86.31
|
$2.09
€1.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$118.99
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,098.90
|
$40.01
€36.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$294.46
|
$5.66
€5.20
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,194.77
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$929.33
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,498.48
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,095.10
|
$119.85
€110.16
|
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