Cost of living comparison
Greece is 16.8% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Greece instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$14.81
€13.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.42
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 20.1% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.74
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.68
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 23.9% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.82
|
$41.23
€37.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,304.50
|
$27,791.92
€25,561.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$14.64
€13.47
|
|
pay 18.6% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.49
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.79
|
$529.13
€486.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.83
|
$406.38
€373.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.66
|
$178.34
€164.03
|
|
pay 0.8% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.29
|
$350.75
€322.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,957.75
|
$6,658.30
€6,123.97
|
|
pay 46.6% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.93
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.80
|
$46.53
€42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Montenegro
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.19
|
$83.80
€77.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.12
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.41
|
$86.78
€79.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.23
|
$96.32
€88.59
|
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