Cost of living comparison
compared to
Kyrgyzstan vs. Montenegro Cost of Living Summary
Kyrgyzstan is 45.5% cheaper than Montenegro overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.2% less in Kyrgyzstan
- Groceries
-
pay 37.1% less in Kyrgyzstan
- Transportation
-
pay 46.5% less in Kyrgyzstan
- Housing
-
pay 58.9% less in Kyrgyzstan
- Childcare
-
pay 51.0% less in Kyrgyzstan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 35.1% less in Kyrgyzstan
- Clothing
-
pay 32.8% less in Kyrgyzstan
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan vs. Montenegro Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.46
€10.74
|
$4.96
KGS433.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.73
€8.39
|
$7.15
KGS625.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
€1.91
|
$0.71
KGS62.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
€1.28
|
$0.38
KGS33.53
|
|
Montenegro vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of restaurants
pay 37.1% less for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
€0.91
|
$0.35
KGS30.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.67
€4.03
|
$3.45
KGS301.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
€4.35
|
$3.57
KGS312.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
€2.78
|
$1.61
KGS141.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
€3.11
|
$1.85
KGS161.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.54
|
$0.35
KGS30.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.69
|
$0.71
KGS61.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.63
|
$0.97
KGS84.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.08
|
$0.53
KGS46.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.40
|
$0.26
KGS22.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.47
|
$0.21
KGS18.43
|
|
Montenegro vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of groceries
pay 46.5% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.61
€5.70
|
$3.09
KGS270.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.99
€31.89
|
$11.84
KGS1,035.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,199.43
€25,179.46
|
$30,303.03
KGS2,650,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.07
€8.68
|
$3.17
KGS277.00
|
|
Montenegro vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of transportation
pay 58.9% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.59
€27.24
|
$9.52
KGS832.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$699.97
€603.60
|
$365.69
KGS31,979.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.57
€434.24
|
$261.21
KGS22,842.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.52
€91.00
|
$31.84
KGS2,784.30
|
|
Montenegro vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of housing
pay 51.0% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$324.22
€279.59
|
$169.45
KGS14,818.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,794.11
€6,721.07
|
$3,568.00
KGS312,021.88
|
|
Montenegro vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of childcare
pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
€2.52
|
$1.30
KGS113.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
€2.19
|
$1.98
KGS173.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
€3.61
|
$1.89
KGS165.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.36
€38.25
|
$36.68
KGS3,207.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
€4.76
|
$4.12
KGS360.00
|
|
Montenegro vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 32.8% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.46
€65.07
|
$29.45
KGS2,575.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.04
€33.67
|
$37.03
KGS3,238.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.43
€82.29
|
$76.65
KGS6,702.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.45
€97.83
|
$61.94
KGS5,416.67
|
|
Montenegro vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of clothing
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