Cost of living comparison
Austria is 41.7% more expensive than Montenegro overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 37.5% more in Austria
- Groceries
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pay 70.1% more in Austria
- Transportation
-
pay 33.2% more in Austria
- Housing
-
pay 63.9% more in Austria
- Childcare
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pay 38.5% more in Austria
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 59.7% more in Austria
- Clothing
-
pay 11.1% less in Austria
The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Austria are more expensive than in Montenegro.
If you lived in Austria instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 37.5% more for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.92
|
$15.38
€14.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.50
|
$10.63
€10.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€2.02
|
$3.11
€3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.60
|
$2.40
€2.32
|
|
pay 70.1% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.95
|
$2.51
€2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.87
|
$8.15
€7.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€5.00
|
$5.62
€5.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.91
|
$4.05
€3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.08
|
$6.06
€5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$1.15
€1.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.65
|
$1.36
€1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.13
|
$1.88
€1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
pay 33.2% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.89
|
$6.30
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.69
|
$48.89
€47.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,911.47
|
$26,790.93
€25,852.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.35
|
$20.20
€19.50
|
|
pay 63.9% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€28.14
|
$36.05
€34.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€667.17
|
$834.31
€805.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€517.50
|
$704.76
€680.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€95.06
|
$275.88
€266.22
|
|
pay 38.5% more for childcare
Montenegro
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€371.67
|
$436.40
€421.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,357.72
|
$14,173.71
€13,677.23
|
|
pay 59.7% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.61
|
$4.65
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.18
|
$3.63
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.98
|
$6.56
€6.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€56.78
|
$45.89
€44.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.29
|
$12.58
€12.14
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Austria
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€80.38
|
$85.11
€82.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€43.75
|
$43.90
€42.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€101.14
|
$88.16
€85.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€157.65
|
$118.74
€114.58
|
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