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China vs. Montenegro Cost of Living Summary

China is 24.7% cheaper than Montenegro overall.

Restaurants: pay 71.3% less in China
Groceries: pay 12.4% less in China
Transportation: pay 43.7% less in China
Housing: pay 60.8% less in China
Childcare: pay 59.6% more in China
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.3% less in China
Clothing: pay 30.2% less in China

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in China.

China vs. Montenegro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.3% less for restaurants

	Montenegro	China
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.46 €10.74	$2.90 CN¥20.50	-76.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 €8.39	$5.02 CN¥35.49	-48.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 €1.91	$0.47 CN¥3.36	-78.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.28	$0.28 CN¥1.96	-81.3%
Average			-71.3%

Montenegro vs. China - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.4% less for groceries

	Montenegro	China
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 €0.91	$1.63 CN¥11.52	+54.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.67 €4.03	$6.32 CN¥44.71	+35.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 €4.35	$6.70 CN¥47.44	+33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.22 €2.78	$1.56 CN¥11.05	-51.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.61 €3.11	$1.52 CN¥10.78	-57.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 €0.54	$0.74 CN¥5.25	+18.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.69	$0.55 CN¥3.86	-32.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.63	$0.62 CN¥4.41	-14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 €1.08	$0.50 CN¥3.57	-59.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 €0.40	$0.30 CN¥2.13	-34.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 €0.47	$0.39 CN¥2.79	-27.1%
Average			-12.4%

Montenegro vs. China - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.7% less for transportation

	Montenegro	China
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 €5.70	$4.34 CN¥30.68	-34.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.99 €31.89	$20.32 CN¥143.78	-45.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.43 €25,179.46	$19,143.98 CN¥135,449.43	-34.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.07 €8.68	$3.94 CN¥27.89	-60.9%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 60.8% less for housing

	Montenegro	China
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.59 €27.24	$11.18 CN¥79.08	-64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$699.97 €603.60	$304.90 CN¥2,157.22	-56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$503.57 €434.24	$195.65 CN¥1,384.25	-61.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.52 €91.00	$41.04 CN¥290.39	-61.1%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 59.6% more for childcare

	Montenegro	China
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$324.22 €279.59	$390.25 CN¥2,761.13	+20.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,794.11 €6,721.07	$15,493.57 CN¥109,621.66	+98.8%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Montenegro	China
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.93 €2.52	$1.04 CN¥7.37	-64.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 €2.19	$2.84 CN¥20.07	+11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.19 €3.61	$3.36 CN¥23.77	-19.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.36 €38.25	$41.13 CN¥290.99	-7.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.52 €4.76	$5.98 CN¥42.33	+8.5%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 30.2% less for clothing

	Montenegro	China
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.46 €65.07	$45.93 CN¥324.95	-39.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.04 €33.67	$30.93 CN¥218.85	-20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.43 €82.29	$71.26 CN¥504.18	-25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.45 €97.83	$72.88 CN¥515.65	-35.8%
Average			-30.2%

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