Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 10.7% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 18.3% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.03
|
$7.37
Ft2,718.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
$5.73
Ft2,114.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$1.18
Ft435.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.30
|
$0.97
Ft357.06
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
$1.13
Ft417.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.64
|
$5.07
Ft1,870.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$3.47
Ft1,282.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.58
|
$2.28
Ft839.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.74
|
$2.16
Ft798.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.64
Ft235.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.65
Ft239.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.69
Ft255.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.39
Ft512.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.44
Ft163.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.44
Ft163.31
|
|
pay 3.4% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.79
|
$5.48
Ft2,020.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.66
|
$24.10
Ft8,894.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,883.78
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,092,819.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.63
|
$10.36
Ft3,823.37
|
|
pay 17.9% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.46
|
$13.65
Ft5,037.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€477.24
|
$356.86
Ft131,691.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€340.52
|
$280.52
Ft103,520.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.44
|
$110.62
Ft40,820.68
|
|
pay 31.2% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€227.87
|
$218.36
Ft80,580.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,974.56
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,687,356.02
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$1.58
Ft582.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.60
|
$1.71
Ft630.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
$5.63
Ft2,078.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.53
|
$36.88
Ft13,611.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.67
|
$5.73
Ft2,113.47
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.85
|
$57.90
Ft21,366.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.79
|
$26.48
Ft9,772.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.41
|
$72.51
Ft26,760.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.62
|
$73.83
Ft27,245.82
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Hungary or Montenegro. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.