Cost of living comparison
Spain is 37.7% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Spain instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 47.2% more for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
€4.84
|
$11.33
€9.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
€3.66
|
$7.79
€6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.69
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$1.23
€1.08
|
|
pay 53.2% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
€0.51
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.01
€2.64
|
$5.33
€4.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.23
€2.83
|
$3.14
€2.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
€1.65
|
$2.07
€1.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
€1.87
|
$2.73
€2.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.38
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.48
|
$0.80
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.47
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.55
|
$0.83
€0.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.24
|
$0.60
€0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.29
|
$0.59
€0.52
|
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pay 29.6% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.75
|
$6.07
€5.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.47
€27.60
|
$38.58
€33.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,619.07
€16,327.09
|
$21,470.28
€18,827.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.81
€6.85
|
$13.16
€11.54
|
|
pay 62.4% more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.58
€25.94
|
$40.74
€35.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
€303.10
|
$646.42
€566.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.94
€228.82
|
$522.31
€458.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.54
€67.12
|
$95.36
€83.62
|
|
pay 31.0% more for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.47
€168.78
|
$330.89
€290.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,573.86
€6,641.53
|
$6,816.46
€5,977.36
|
|
pay 28.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
€1.98
|
$2.43
€2.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.52
€1.33
|
$1.70
€1.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
€3.59
|
$5.18
€4.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.24
€29.15
|
$41.02
€35.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.73
€4.15
|
$8.04
€7.05
|
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pay 12.6% more for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.69
€40.94
|
$73.17
€64.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.72
€24.31
|
$30.09
€26.39
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.84
€62.12
|
$71.32
€62.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.46
€90.72
|
$87.55
€76.77
|
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