Cost of living comparison
Massachusetts is 2.4 times more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Massachusetts instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 59.8% more for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Massachusetts
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.04
|
$21.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.29
|
$10.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.86
|
$2.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.32
|
$2.06
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Massachusetts
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
$3.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.79
|
$7.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.64
|
$4.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.62
|
$4.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.77
|
$5.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$2.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
$2.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.01
|
$2.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 36.4% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Massachusetts
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.58
|
$3.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.16
|
$71.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€22,832.71
|
$31,382.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.15
|
$16.65
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Massachusetts
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€24.97
|
$64.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€544.54
|
$2,028.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€410.35
|
$1,906.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€87.84
|
$141.33
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Massachusetts
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€286.38
|
$1,823.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,816.89
|
$32,000.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Massachusetts
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.47
|
$6.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.89
|
$5.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.28
|
$12.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.05
|
$78.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.10
|
$14.43
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Massachusetts
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€64.85
|
$50.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€27.55
|
$42.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€86.62
|
$84.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€108.00
|
$119.74
|
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