Montenegro vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Montenegro is 58.6% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants
pay 47.6% more in Montenegro
Groceries
pay 16.9% less in Montenegro
Transportation
pay 9.0% more in Montenegro
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Montenegro
Childcare
pay 20.8 times more in Montenegro
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.2% more in Montenegro

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Montenegro are more expensive than in Equatorial Guinea. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Montenegro.

Montenegro vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montenegro instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

pay 47.6% more for restaurants

 
Equatorial Guinea
Montenegro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.54
FCFA4,999
$11.20
€10.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.54
FCFA4,999
$9.63
€8.60
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.85
FCFA500
$2.30
€2.05

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pay 16.9% less for groceries

 
Equatorial Guinea
Montenegro
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.00
€0.89
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
FCFA1,973
$4.31
€3.85
Milk (1 gallon) $10.34
FCFA6,056
$4.59
€4.10

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pay 9.0% more for transportation

 
Equatorial Guinea
Montenegro
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $6.55
€5.85
Monthly public transit pass $26.40
FCFA15,461
$36.79
€32.85
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,056.06
FCFA19M
$29,365.51
€26,220.38

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Montenegro
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $31.12
€27.78
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $612.92
€547.27
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $223.95
FCFA131K
$466.81
€416.82

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pay 20.8 times more for childcare

 
Equatorial Guinea
Montenegro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $358.02
€319.67
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $341.40
FCFA200K
$7,100.06
€6,339.62

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pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Equatorial Guinea
Montenegro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.71
FCFA1,000
$2.94
€2.62
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.69
FCFA2,749
$2.53
€2.26
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.52
FCFA2,648
$4.18
€3.73

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Equatorial Guinea
Montenegro
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $84.85
€75.76
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $37.05
€33.09
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $86.45
€77.19

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