Cost of living comparison
France is 53.8% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in France instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 44.2% more for restaurants
Montenegro
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.16
|
$15.92
€14.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.38
|
$10.79
€9.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.89
|
$2.77
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.34
|
$1.90
€1.74
|
|
pay 72.0% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
$1.79
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.84
|
$9.16
€8.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.70
|
$4.45
€4.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.66
|
$3.91
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.81
|
$6.37
€5.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.02
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.92
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
pay 42.8% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.66
|
$7.43
€6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.61
|
$51.68
€47.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,154.17
|
$31,564.23
€28,843.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.28
|
$18.46
€16.87
|
|
pay 29.6% more for housing
Montenegro
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.32
|
$30.98
€28.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€552.20
|
$779.01
€711.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€416.13
|
$611.60
€558.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.08
|
$139.72
€127.68
|
|
pay 76.5% more for childcare
Montenegro
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€290.41
|
$707.64
€646.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,912.87
|
$9,850.44
€9,001.50
|
|
pay 98.2% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.50
|
$6.18
€5.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.91
|
$3.05
€2.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.33
|
$11.75
€10.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.56
|
$34.96
€31.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.17
|
$11.84
€10.82
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
Montenegro
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€65.76
|
$92.28
€84.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€27.94
|
$37.39
€34.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€87.84
|
$93.47
€85.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€109.52
|
$126.59
€115.68
|
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