Cost of living comparison
Louisiana is 59.9% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 24.3% more for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Louisiana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.69
|
$17.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.33
|
$9.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.98
|
$2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.56
|
$1.90
|
|
pay 94.2% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
$2.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.79
|
$6.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.90
|
$4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.85
|
$2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.02
|
$5.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$1.21
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.77
|
$2.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€36.93
|
$40.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,364.47
|
$36,948.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.16
|
$14.31
|
|
pay 77.7% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.57
|
$62.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€653.61
|
$1,159.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€506.99
|
$1,039.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€93.13
|
$132.15
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Montenegro
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€364.11
|
$1,554.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,187.84
|
$11,175.00
|
|
pay 81.9% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.56
|
$4.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.14
|
$5.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.90
|
$8.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€55.63
|
$43.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.18
|
$12.43
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Louisiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€78.75
|
$45.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€42.86
|
$37.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€99.09
|
$76.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€154.44
|
$96.33
|
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