Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 44.6% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 90.7% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Montenegro
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.32
|
$8.56
€8.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$1.38
€1.30
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$3.88
€3.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$4.85
€4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$2.75
€2.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$2.92
€2.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.39
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 55.9% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$6.17
€5.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.58
|
$31.61
€29.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,173.86
|
$23,324.04
€21,883.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.07
|
$8.13
€7.63
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.79
|
$27.13
€25.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.47
|
$508.64
€477.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN537.93
|
$362.93
€340.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.88
|
$84.67
€79.44
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,330.65
|
$242.86
€227.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,018.57
|
$9,565.21
€8,974.56
|
|
pay 67.9% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$1.70
€1.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.70
|
$34.67
€32.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$4.98
€4.67
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Belarus
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.16
|
$56.33
€52.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.89
|
$31.75
€29.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN267.96
|
$86.76
€81.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.29
|
$122.16
€114.62
|
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