Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 12.3% more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 46.1% more for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Montenegro
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
JMD1,015.59
|
$8.56
€8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
JMD896.54
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
JMD169.15
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
JMD118.02
|
$1.38
€1.29
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
JMD350.35
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
JMD1,088.39
|
$3.88
€3.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
JMD1,820.69
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
JMD430.19
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
JMD494.22
|
$2.92
€2.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
JMD483.97
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
JMD223.09
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
JMD237.80
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
JMD157.01
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
JMD163.53
|
$0.39
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
JMD180.13
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
JMD781.48
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
JMD7,831.93
|
$31.61
€29.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
JMD6,041,594.15
|
$23,324.04
€21,787.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
JMD3,752.80
|
$8.13
€7.59
|
|
pay 4.1% less for housing
Jamaica
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
JMD6,900.28
|
$27.13
€25.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
JMD61,899.38
|
$508.64
€475.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
JMD55,842.73
|
$362.93
€339.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
JMD14,399.73
|
$84.67
€79.09
|
|
pay 84.8% more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
JMD33,154.44
|
$242.86
€226.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
JMD586,299.18
|
$9,565.21
€8,934.92
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
JMD341.63
|
$2.55
€2.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
JMD503.68
|
$1.70
€1.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
JMD1,428.65
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
JMD5,656.64
|
$34.67
€32.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
JMD1,382.06
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
pay 61.3% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
JMD4,583.71
|
$56.33
€52.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
JMD4,026.65
|
$31.75
€29.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
JMD8,998.09
|
$86.76
€81.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
JMD10,671.75
|
$122.16
€114.11
|
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