Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 50.2% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Jordan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
$8.56
€8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$1.38
€1.29
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
Jordan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
$3.88
€3.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
$2.92
€2.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.39
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
Jordan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
$31.61
€29.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
$23,324.04
€21,787.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
$8.13
€7.59
|
|
pay 42.2% more for housing
Jordan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
$27.13
€25.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
$508.64
€475.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
$362.93
€339.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
$84.67
€79.09
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Jordan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
$242.86
€226.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
$9,565.21
€8,934.92
|
|
pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports
Jordan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
$2.55
€2.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
$1.70
€1.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
$34.67
€32.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
pay 23.6% more for clothing
Jordan
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
$56.33
€52.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
$31.75
€29.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
$86.76
€81.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
$122.16
€114.11
|
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