Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 33.2% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.30
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.47
|
$5.33
SOS3,045
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.92
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.36
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.90
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.78
|
$6.37
SOS3,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.70
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.85
|
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.88
SOS504
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.74
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€33.11
|
$37.50
SOS21,412
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,507.21
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,126
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.42
|
$7.60
SOS4,339
|
|
pay 34.8% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.71
|
$30.62
SOS17,486
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€560.62
|
$207.78
SOS118,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€422.47
|
$86.25
SOS49,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€90.44
|
$94.31
SOS53,851
|
|
pay 85.2% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€294.84
|
$55.21
SOS31,523
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€7,018.27
|
$922.50
SOS526,728
|
|
pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.54
|
$8.50
SOS4,853
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€37.12
|
$30.00
SOS17,129
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.25
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
|
pay 58.3% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.76
|
$18.61
SOS10,627
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.36
|
$23.11
SOS13,196
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€89.18
|
$25.89
SOS14,782
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€111.19
|
$45.78
SOS26,138
|
|
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