Cost of living comparison

compared to

Mexico City vs. Montenegro Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 8.4% more expensive than Montenegro overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.0% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 44.4% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 39.2% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 5.5% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 36.2% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.0% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 3.1% more in Mexico City

The cost of groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Montenegro. Expenses including transportation and restaurants are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Montenegro Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Montenegro, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 14.0% less for restaurants

	Montenegro	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.46 €10.74	$10.86 MX$198.62	-12.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 €8.39	$8.82 MX$161.38	-9.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 €1.91	$1.73 MX$31.68	-21.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.28	$1.30 MX$23.86	-12.0%
Average			-14.0%

Montenegro vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 44.4% more for groceries

	Montenegro	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 €0.91	$2.63 MX$48.03	+149.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.67 €4.03	$5.04 MX$92.21	+7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 €4.35	$6.54 MX$119.62	+29.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.22 €2.78	$2.61 MX$47.69	-19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.61 €3.11	$3.80 MX$69.61	+5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 €0.54	$1.37 MX$25.05	+118.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.69	$0.80 MX$14.63	-0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.63	$0.97 MX$17.81	+33.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 €1.08	$0.91 MX$16.58	-27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 €0.40	$0.96 MX$17.54	+107.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 €0.47	$0.99 MX$18.19	+83.6%
Average			+44.4%

Montenegro vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 39.2% less for transportation

	Montenegro	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 €5.70	$5.14 MX$93.99	-22.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.99 €31.89	$19.54 MX$357.52	-47.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.43 €25,179.46	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	-31.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.07 €8.68	$4.42 MX$80.95	-56.1%
Average			-39.2%

Montenegro vs. Mexico City - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 5.5% more for housing

	Montenegro	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.59 €27.24	$30.93 MX$565.92	-2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$699.97 €603.60	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	+54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$503.57 €434.24	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	+34.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.52 €91.00	$37.36 MX$683.53	-64.6%
Average			+5.5%

Montenegro vs. Mexico City - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 36.2% more for childcare

	Montenegro	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$324.22 €279.59	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	+32.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,794.11 €6,721.07	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	+39.8%
Average			+36.2%

Montenegro vs. Mexico City - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Montenegro	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.93 €2.52	$3.26 MX$59.59	+11.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 €2.19	$3.81 MX$69.77	+50.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.19 €3.61	$4.34 MX$79.45	+3.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.36 €38.25	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	+31.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.52 €4.76	$6.51 MX$119.17	+18.1%
Average			+23.0%

Montenegro vs. Mexico City - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.1% more for clothing

	Montenegro	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.46 €65.07	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	-19.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.04 €33.67	$48.08 MX$879.56	+23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.43 €82.29	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	+10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.45 €97.83	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	-2.2%
Average			+3.1%

Montenegro vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Montenegro vs.

Ottawa

Montenegro vs.

Singapore

Montenegro vs.

Nairobi

Montenegro vs.

Delhi

Montenegro vs.

Reykjavik

Montenegro vs.

Beijing

Montenegro vs.

Wellington

Montenegro vs.

Phnom Penh

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Montenegro vs. Mexico. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Montenegro and Mexico.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Montenegro

Add prices for Mexico City

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Mexico City or Montenegro. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.