Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Montenegro

Montenegro vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Montenegro is 50.2% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.8% more in Montenegro
Groceries: pay 21.5% more in Montenegro
Transportation: pay 14.8% more in Montenegro
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Montenegro
Childcare: pay 46.9% more in Montenegro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.5% more in Montenegro
Clothing: pay 12.5% more in Montenegro

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Montenegro are more expensive than in Macedonia. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Montenegro.

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Montenegro vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montenegro instead of Macedonia, you would:

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pay 63.8% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Montenegro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.53 MKD358.14	$11.20 €9.97	+71.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 MKD306.88	$9.63 €8.57	+72.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 MKD88.84	$2.30 €2.05	+42.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MKD63.63	$1.50 €1.34	+29.7%
Average			+63.8%

Macedonia vs. Montenegro - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.5% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Montenegro
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MKD38.75	$1.00 €0.89	+41.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.67 MKD201.39	$4.31 €3.84	+17.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.67 MKD256.29	$4.59 €4.08	-1.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 MKD123.77	$3.07 €2.73	+36.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.91 MKD159.35	$3.53 €3.14	+21.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD27.49	$0.61 €0.55	+22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 MKD34.55	$0.74 €0.66	+17.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD31.16	$0.68 €0.61	+19.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 MKD43.84	$1.14 €1.01	+42.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD21.80	$0.41 €0.37	+3.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.03	$0.50 €0.45	+24.8%
Average			+21.5%

Macedonia vs. Montenegro - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.8% more for transportation

	Macedonia	Montenegro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.60 MKD306.85	$6.55 €5.83	+17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.04 MKD1,537.62	$36.79 €32.75	+31.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,276.49 MKD2M	$29,365.51 €26,136.36	-11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 MKD317.47	$9.81 €8.74	+69.5%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Macedonia	Montenegro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 MKD980.35	$31.12 €27.69	+74.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$264.34 MKD14,495.35	$612.92 €545.52	+131.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.42 MKD10,880.86	$466.81 €415.48	+135.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.81 MKD5,473.34	$100.23 €89.21	+0.4%
Average			+102.8%

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pay 46.9% more for childcare

	Macedonia	Montenegro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.04 MKD15,740.45	$358.02 €318.65	+24.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,102.29 MKD225K	$7,100.06 €6,319.31	+73.1%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Montenegro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MKD112.36	$2.94 €2.62	+43.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 MKD92.77	$2.53 €2.25	+49.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.13 MKD171.51	$4.18 €3.72	+33.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.36 MKD1,609.84	$43.64 €38.84	+48.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.90 MKD323.66	$6.10 €5.43	+3.4%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 12.5% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Montenegro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.13 MKD3,351.93	$84.85 €75.52	+38.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.04 MKD1,921.63	$37.05 €32.98	+5.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.54 MKD4,855.41	$86.45 €76.94	-2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.76 MKD5,415.92	$110.29 €98.17	+11.7%
Average			+12.5%

Macedonia vs. Montenegro - Cost of clothing

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