Cost of living comparison
Kansas is 72.4% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Kansas instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 34.6% more for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Kansas
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.36
|
$14.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.51
|
$10.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.93
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.37
|
$1.95
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
$3.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.92
|
$5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.80
|
$3.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.71
|
$3.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.87
|
$4.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$2.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$2.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.07
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.77
|
$3.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€33.29
|
$47.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,639.37
|
$31,897.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.48
|
$16.39
|
|
pay 98.6% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.86
|
$61.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€563.77
|
$1,094.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€424.85
|
$976.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€90.95
|
$171.41
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Montenegro
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€296.49
|
$737.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€7,057.73
|
$22,505.12
|
|
pay 94.8% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.55
|
$5.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.95
|
$4.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.40
|
$8.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€37.33
|
$55.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.28
|
$12.22
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Kansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€67.14
|
$46.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.52
|
$37.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€89.68
|
$83.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€111.81
|
$101.45
|
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