Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 44.3% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 33.5% more for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN14.87
|
$8.56
€7.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.62
|
$5.22
€4.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.02
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.40
|
$1.38
€1.27
|
|
pay 3.6% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.54
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN6.99
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.18
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.45
|
$2.75
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.75
|
$2.92
€2.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.07
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.32
|
$0.69
€0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.06
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.59
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.44
€0.40
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.75
|
$6.17
€5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN41.96
|
$31.61
€29.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,288.11
|
$23,324.04
€21,480.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.45
|
$8.13
€7.49
|
|
pay 78.3% more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.65
|
$27.13
€24.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN464.85
|
$508.64
€468.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN338.16
|
$362.93
€334.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN156.33
|
$84.67
€77.98
|
|
pay 99.5% more for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN421.13
|
$242.86
€223.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,833.63
|
$9,565.21
€8,809.08
|
|
pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.69
|
$2.55
€2.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.61
|
$1.70
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.84
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.20
|
$34.67
€31.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.49
|
$4.98
€4.59
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN83.71
|
$56.33
€51.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN49.23
|
$31.75
€29.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN123.62
|
$86.76
€79.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN116.20
|
$122.16
€112.50
|
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