Cost of living comparison

Belarus

compared to

Montenegro

Montenegro vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

Montenegro is 55.0% more expensive than Belarus overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.6% more in Montenegro
Groceries: pay 24.3% more in Montenegro
Transportation: pay 89.9% more in Montenegro
Housing: pay 97.3% more in Montenegro
Childcare: pay 34.4% less in Montenegro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.7% more in Montenegro
Clothing: pay 8.1% more in Montenegro

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Montenegro are more expensive than in Belarus. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Montenegro.

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Montenegro vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montenegro instead of Belarus, you would:

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pay 58.6% more for restaurants

	Belarus	Montenegro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.13 BYN27.54	$11.20 €9.97	+22.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.06 BYN18.26	$9.63 €8.57	+59.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BYN2.47	$2.30 €2.05	+180.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 BYN1.60	$1.50 €1.34	+183.3%
Average			+58.6%

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pay 24.3% more for groceries

	Belarus	Montenegro
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 BYN2.10	$1.00 €0.89	+43.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 BYN10.87	$4.31 €3.84	+19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 BYN10.11	$4.59 €4.08	+36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.53 BYN4.63	$3.07 €2.73	+100.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 BYN6.40	$3.53 €3.14	+66.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BYN1.98	$0.61 €0.55	-6.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 BYN2.48	$0.74 €0.66	-9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BYN2.75	$0.68 €0.61	-25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 BYN3.24	$1.14 €1.01	+5.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.82	$0.41 €0.37	+51.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 BYN1.08	$0.50 €0.45	+39.3%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 89.9% more for transportation

	Belarus	Montenegro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.28 BYN9.91	$6.55 €5.83	+99.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.80 BYN44.63	$36.79 €32.75	+148.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,373.99 BYN61,445.50	$29,365.51 €26,136.36	+44.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.26 BYN15.88	$9.81 €8.74	+86.4%
Average			+89.9%

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pay 97.3% more for housing

	Belarus	Montenegro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.80 BYN41.61	$31.12 €27.69	+125.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.81 BYN1,012.76	$612.92 €545.52	+82.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$226.01 BYN681.62	$466.81 €415.48	+106.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.74 BYN147.00	$100.23 €89.21	+105.6%
Average			+97.3%

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pay 34.4% less for childcare

	Belarus	Montenegro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$337.47 BYN1,017.77	$358.02 €318.65	+6.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,502.72 BYN52,786.10	$7,100.06 €6,319.31	-59.4%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Belarus	Montenegro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 BYN4.88	$2.94 €2.62	+81.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 BYN5.61	$2.53 €2.25	+35.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.42 BYN7.30	$4.18 €3.72	+72.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.16 BYN100.00	$43.64 €38.84	+31.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 BYN13.77	$6.10 €5.43	+33.7%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 8.1% more for clothing

	Belarus	Montenegro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.04 BYN147.90	$84.85 €75.52	+73.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.02 BYN132.77	$37.05 €32.98	-15.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.41 BYN314.89	$86.45 €76.94	-17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.29 BYN293.40	$110.29 €98.17	+13.4%
Average			+8.1%

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