Cost of living comparison
Florida is 2.0 times more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Florida instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 63.9% more for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Florida
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.03
|
$19.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
$9.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.30
|
$1.84
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
$3.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.64
|
$6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$4.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.58
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.74
|
$5.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$2.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.46
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.79
|
$3.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.66
|
$52.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,883.78
|
$24,899.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.63
|
$15.08
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Montenegro
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.46
|
$69.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€477.24
|
$1,757.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€340.52
|
$1,518.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.44
|
$124.44
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Montenegro
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€227.87
|
$960.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,974.56
|
$14,658.88
|
|
pay 98.8% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$4.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.60
|
$4.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
$7.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.53
|
$39.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.67
|
$12.34
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.85
|
$44.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.79
|
$35.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.41
|
$82.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.62
|
$107.70
|
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