Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 63.7% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 70.7% less for restaurants
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Montenegro
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Egypt
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€7.99
|
$2.69
E£83.03
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.87
|
$3.27
E£100.94
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.80
|
$0.25
E£7.70
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$0.14
E£4.34
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pay 61.5% less for groceries
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Montenegro
|
Egypt
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.40
E£12.39
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.62
|
$1.23
E£37.89
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.52
|
$2.42
E£74.58
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
$1.12
E£34.56
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.73
|
$1.58
E£48.88
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.40
E£12.46
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.22
E£6.78
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.14
E£4.26
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.13
E£3.89
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.12
E£3.68
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.10
E£3.10
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pay 66.9% less for transportation
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Montenegro
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.76
|
$1.02
E£31.43
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.50
|
$7.97
E£246.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,770.66
|
$15,876.53
E£490,147.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.59
|
$1.85
E£56.96
|
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pay 74.6% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.33
|
$10.98
E£339.07
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€474.77
|
$109.16
E£3,370.17
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€338.76
|
$71.02
E£2,192.47
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.03
|
$16.81
E£519.07
|
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pay 79.1% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€226.69
|
$58.30
E£1,799.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,928.17
|
$1,699.22
E£52,458.97
|
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pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Egypt
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.38
|
$1.45
E£44.67
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$1.03
E£31.80
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
$1.57
E£48.46
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.36
|
$15.18
E£468.62
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.65
|
$3.13
E£96.56
|
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pay 46.0% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Egypt
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.58
|
$17.23
E£531.79
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.64
|
$28.02
E£865.14
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€80.99
|
$63.69
E£1,966.24
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.03
|
$28.91
E£892.63
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