Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 31.5% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Austria, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Montenegro
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.30
|
$10.03
€9.36
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
$6.98
€6.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.78
|
$2.07
€1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
Austria
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.67
|
$4.20
€3.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.19
|
$5.15
€4.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
$2.91
€2.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.40
|
$3.08
€2.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.89
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.72
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
Austria
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.08
|
$6.19
€5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€46.29
|
$35.69
€33.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
$25,337.87
€23,635.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.37
|
$10.16
€9.47
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
Austria
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
$27.71
€25.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€812.95
|
$604.28
€563.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€639.31
|
$455.38
€424.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
$97.48
€90.93
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
Austria
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€438.02
|
$317.80
€296.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
$7,564.83
€7,056.63
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.28
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.30
|
$2.09
€1.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
$3.64
€3.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€41.36
|
$40.01
€37.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.83
|
$5.66
€5.28
|
|
pay 11.5% less for clothing
Austria
|
Montenegro
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
$71.96
€67.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
$30.57
€28.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
$96.13
€89.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€116.90
|
$119.85
€111.80
|
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