Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 48.8% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Montenegro
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$8.56
€8.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$1.38
€1.29
|
|
pay 44.9% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Montenegro
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$3.88
€3.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$2.92
€2.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.39
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
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pay 39.4% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Montenegro
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.48
|
$31.61
€29.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,067.86
|
$23,324.04
€21,787.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
$8.13
€7.59
|
|
pay 61.3% less for housing
Jersey
|
Montenegro
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.46
|
$27.13
€25.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.48
|
$508.64
€475.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,301.19
|
$362.93
€339.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.62
|
$84.67
€79.09
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.68
|
$242.86
€226.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,705.35
|
$9,565.21
€8,934.92
|
|
pay 63.5% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Montenegro
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$2.55
€2.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$1.70
€1.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.05
|
$34.67
€32.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
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pay 22.5% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Montenegro
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.37
|
$56.33
€52.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$31.75
€29.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.44
|
$86.76
€81.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.64
|
$122.16
€114.11
|
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