Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 19.4% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.00
|
$7.74
ZAR144.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
$3.92
ZAR73.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$0.87
ZAR16.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$0.65
ZAR12.17
|
|
pay 12.2% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
South Africa
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.82
ZAR15.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.62
|
$3.09
ZAR57.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$3.51
ZAR65.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
$1.71
ZAR32.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.73
|
$1.85
ZAR34.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.61
ZAR11.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.57
ZAR10.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.59
ZAR11.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.59
ZAR10.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.47
ZAR8.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.47
ZAR8.69
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.77
|
$4.65
ZAR86.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.53
|
$40.67
ZAR760.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,787.12
|
$18,011.69
ZAR336,594.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.59
|
$7.53
ZAR140.78
|
|
pay 6.6% more for housing
Montenegro
|
South Africa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.35
|
$48.06
ZAR898.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€475.13
|
$341.02
ZAR6,372.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€339.01
|
$317.79
ZAR5,938.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.09
|
$80.15
ZAR1,497.80
|
|
pay 51.5% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€226.86
|
$157.19
ZAR2,937.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,934.92
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,611.57
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
South Africa
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.38
|
$1.70
ZAR31.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$1.67
ZAR31.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
$2.56
ZAR47.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.39
|
$30.74
ZAR574.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.65
|
$5.40
ZAR100.86
|
|
pay 21.7% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
South Africa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.62
|
$43.19
ZAR807.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.66
|
$26.96
ZAR503.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.05
|
$80.72
ZAR1,508.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.11
|
$71.81
ZAR1,341.95
|
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