Cost of living comparison
China is 2.5% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in China instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
Montenegro
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China
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.03
|
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.64
|
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.54
|
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.58
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.74
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
China
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.79
|
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.65
|
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,874.82
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.62
|
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
Montenegro
|
China
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.45
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€477.04
|
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€340.38
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.41
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
|
pay 82.5% more for childcare
Montenegro
|
China
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€227.77
|
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,970.89
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
|
pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
China
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.60
|
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.52
|
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.67
|
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
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pay 12.2% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
China
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.83
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.78
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.37
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.57
|
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
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