Cost of living comparison
Italy is 42.2% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Italy instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 42.1% more for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.03
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.30
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 54.6% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.64
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.58
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.74
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 48.0% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.79
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.66
|
$38.40
€36.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,883.78
|
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.63
|
$18.65
€17.50
|
|
pay 36.7% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.46
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€477.24
|
$608.10
€570.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€340.52
|
$488.80
€458.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.44
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
|
pay 44.8% more for childcare
Montenegro
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€227.87
|
$459.30
€430.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,974.56
|
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
|
pay 55.4% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.60
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.53
|
$51.79
€48.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.67
|
$9.32
€8.75
|
|
pay 13.8% more for clothing
Montenegro
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.85
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.79
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.41
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.62
|
$114.84
€107.75
|
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