Cost of living comparison
Oregon is 92.0% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Oregon instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 48.8% more for restaurants
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Montenegro
|
Oregon
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.04
|
$17.55
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.29
|
$11.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.86
|
$2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.32
|
$2.07
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Oregon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.82
|
$3.61
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.79
|
$6.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.64
|
$3.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.62
|
$3.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.77
|
$5.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$2.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
$1.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.01
|
$1.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.05
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.95
|
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pay 26.9% more for transportation
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Montenegro
|
Oregon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.58
|
$4.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.16
|
$57.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€22,832.71
|
$29,235.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.15
|
$16.74
|
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pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Oregon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€24.97
|
$62.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€544.54
|
$1,574.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€410.35
|
$1,346.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€87.84
|
$136.19
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Oregon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€286.38
|
$1,240.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,816.89
|
$19,448.78
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Oregon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.47
|
$5.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.89
|
$4.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.28
|
$10.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.05
|
$63.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.10
|
$12.45
|
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pay 12.0% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Oregon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€64.85
|
$47.66
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€27.55
|
$37.32
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€86.62
|
$84.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€108.00
|
$90.85
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