Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 3.3 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of India, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
India
|
Montenegro
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.39
|
$8.56
€8.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.32
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.46
|
$1.38
€1.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
India
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.88
|
$3.88
€3.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.44
|
$4.85
€4.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
$2.75
€2.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.27
|
$2.92
€2.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.24
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.52
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.91
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.19
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.58
|
$0.39
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.75
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
India
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹398.64
|
$6.17
€5.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹698.24
|
$31.61
€29.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
$23,324.04
€21,874.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.85
|
$8.13
€7.62
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
India
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
$27.13
€25.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
$508.64
€477.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
$362.93
€340.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
$84.67
€79.41
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
India
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
$242.86
€227.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
$9,565.21
€8,970.89
|
|
pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.02
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.83
|
$1.70
€1.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
$34.67
€32.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.87
|
$4.98
€4.67
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
India
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
$56.33
€52.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
$31.75
€29.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
$86.76
€81.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
$122.16
€114.57
|
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