Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.0 times more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 99.8% more for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€7.89
|
$18.47
€17.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.81
|
$12.80
€11.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.78
|
$2.82
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.27
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
$2.85
€2.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$7.44
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$5.75
€5.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.54
|
$3.67
€3.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.69
|
$5.92
€5.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.63
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$1.48
€1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.72
€1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.40
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 61.7% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.68
|
$6.08
€5.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.11
|
$24.74
€22.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,480.27
|
$27,288.34
€25,131.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.49
|
$28.68
€26.41
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Montenegro
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€24.99
|
$55.88
€51.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€468.44
|
$1,700.62
€1,566.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€334.24
|
$1,513.73
€1,394.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€77.98
|
$166.86
€153.67
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Montenegro
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€223.67
|
$865.49
€797.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,809.08
|
$12,306.85
€11,333.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.35
|
$5.03
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.57
|
$3.32
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$7.68
€7.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€31.93
|
$59.31
€54.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.59
|
$13.50
€12.43
|
|
pay 20.7% more for clothing
Montenegro
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€51.88
|
$78.15
€71.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.24
|
$43.32
€39.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€79.91
|
$98.14
€90.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€112.50
|
$115.79
€106.64
|
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