Cost of living comparison
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Slovakia vs. Montenegro Cost of Living Summary
Slovakia is 7.4% more expensive than Montenegro overall.
Slovakia vs. Montenegro Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 14.9% less for restaurants
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Montenegro
|
Slovakia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.20
€9.97
|
$8.84
€7.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.63
€8.57
|
$8.92
€7.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.05
|
$1.86
€1.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.34
|
$1.41
€1.26
|
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Montenegro vs. Slovakia - Cost of restaurants
pay 26.2% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Slovakia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
€0.89
|
$1.40
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€3.84
|
$5.92
€5.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
€4.08
|
$3.92
€3.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.07
€2.73
|
$3.72
€3.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.14
|
$3.31
€2.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.55
|
$0.83
€0.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.66
|
$0.84
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.61
|
$1.03
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.01
|
$1.75
€1.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.37
|
$0.61
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.45
|
$0.64
€0.57
|
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Montenegro vs. Slovakia - Cost of groceries
pay 5.2% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.55
€5.83
|
$6.85
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.79
€32.75
|
$29.63
€26.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,365.51
€26,136.36
|
$25,866.96
€23,022.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.81
€8.74
|
$12.42
€11.06
|
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Montenegro vs. Slovakia - Cost of transportation
pay 10.7% more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.12
€27.69
|
$19.25
€17.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$612.92
€545.52
|
$608.23
€541.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.81
€415.48
|
$502.60
€447.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.23
€89.21
|
$194.53
€173.14
|
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Montenegro vs. Slovakia - Cost of housing
pay 40.9% more for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.02
€318.65
|
$469.66
€418.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,100.06
€6,319.31
|
$10,742.31
€9,561.04
|
|
Montenegro vs. Slovakia - Cost of childcare
pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.62
|
$2.27
€2.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.53
€2.25
|
$2.69
€2.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.18
€3.72
|
$6.08
€5.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.64
€38.84
|
$42.98
€38.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.10
€5.43
|
$8.85
€7.88
|
|
Montenegro vs. Slovakia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 13.9% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.85
€75.52
|
$68.85
€61.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
€32.98
|
$34.33
€30.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.45
€76.94
|
$79.79
€71.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.29
€98.17
|
$87.22
€77.63
|
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Montenegro vs. Slovakia - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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