Cost of living comparison
Japan is 43.5% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Japan instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 24.1% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Japan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.00
|
$6.87
¥1,077
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
$5.20
¥814
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$1.13
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$0.90
¥141
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Japan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.62
|
$6.69
¥1,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$5.53
¥866
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
$1.87
¥293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.73
|
$3.14
¥492
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$2.55
¥399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.34
¥211
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$2.07
¥324
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$2.14
¥336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$1.37
¥215
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.98
¥153
|
|
pay 83.5% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.77
|
$4.79
¥751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.53
|
$77.51
¥12,149
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,787.12
|
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.59
|
$26.34
¥4,128
|
|
pay 31.8% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.35
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€475.13
|
$586.71
¥91,961
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€339.01
|
$401.57
¥62,942
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.09
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
|
pay 35.3% more for childcare
Montenegro
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€226.86
|
$343.45
¥53,833
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,934.92
|
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
|
pay 70.4% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.38
|
$3.03
¥475
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$3.16
¥496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
$4.29
¥673
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.39
|
$61.62
¥9,659
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.65
|
$13.07
¥2,049
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Japan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.62
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.66
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.05
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.11
|
$90.53
¥14,190
|
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