Cost of living comparison
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Montenegro vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary
Montenegro is 2.5% more expensive than Hungary overall.
Montenegro vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.87
HUF3,514.69
|
$11.20
€9.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
HUF2,906.01
|
$9.63
€8.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF495.24
|
$2.30
€2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
HUF393.06
|
$1.50
€1.34
|
|
Hungary vs. Montenegro - Cost of restaurants
pay 15.6% less for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HUF467.70
|
$1.00
€0.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
HUF1,634.56
|
$4.31
€3.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
HUF1,443.11
|
$4.59
€4.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
HUF1,101.00
|
$3.07
€2.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
HUF947.92
|
$3.53
€3.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
HUF293.18
|
$0.61
€0.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
HUF306.91
|
$0.74
€0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
HUF315.85
|
$0.68
€0.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HUF487.70
|
$1.14
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
HUF150.57
|
$0.41
€0.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HUF168.31
|
$0.50
€0.45
|
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Hungary vs. Montenegro - Cost of groceries
pay 3.9% more for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
HUF2,261.00
|
$6.55
€5.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.26
HUF7,843.83
|
$36.79
€32.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,505.45
HUF10M
|
$29,365.51
€26,136.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.89
HUF4,813.95
|
$9.81
€8.74
|
|
Hungary vs. Montenegro - Cost of transportation
pay 14.7% more for housing
|
Hungary
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.54
HUF6,964.82
|
$31.12
€27.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.43
HUF166K
|
$612.92
€545.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$393.20
HUF127K
|
$466.81
€415.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.97
HUF37,171.34
|
$100.23
€89.21
|
|
Hungary vs. Montenegro - Cost of housing
pay 3.3% less for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$324.41
HUF105K
|
$358.02
€318.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,370.86
HUF3M
|
$7,100.06
€6,319.31
|
|
Hungary vs. Montenegro - Cost of childcare
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
HUF704.52
|
$2.94
€2.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF766.32
|
$2.53
€2.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.52
HUF2,432.53
|
$4.18
€3.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.86
HUF16,442.95
|
$43.64
€38.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.84
HUF2,533.66
|
$6.10
€5.43
|
|
Hungary vs. Montenegro - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 5.9% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.00
HUF27,480.38
|
$84.85
€75.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
HUF11,132.40
|
$37.05
€32.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.20
HUF27,546.89
|
$86.45
€76.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.64
HUF30,922.08
|
$110.29
€98.17
|
|
Hungary vs. Montenegro - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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