Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 94.5% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 46.8% more for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Illinois
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.03
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.64
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.54
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.58
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.74
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 59.7% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.79
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.65
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,874.82
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.62
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Montenegro
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.45
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€477.04
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€340.38
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.41
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Montenegro
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€227.77
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,970.89
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.60
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.52
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.67
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.83
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.78
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.37
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.57
|
$105.59
|
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