Cost of living comparison

Montenegro

compared to

Sweden

Sweden vs. Montenegro Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 36.2% more expensive than Montenegro overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.8% more in Sweden
Groceries: pay 68.1% more in Sweden
Transportation: pay 35.2% more in Sweden
Housing: pay 34.7% more in Sweden
Childcare: pay 33.1% less in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.7% more in Sweden
Clothing: pay 18.0% more in Sweden

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Sweden are more expensive than in Montenegro. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Sweden.

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Sweden vs. Montenegro Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sweden instead of Montenegro, you would:

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pay 19.8% more for restaurants

	Montenegro	Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$14.04 SEK139.16	+25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 €8.57	$10.77 SEK106.72	+11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$2.49 SEK24.69	+8.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 €1.34	$2.07 SEK20.50	+37.4%
Average			+19.8%

Montenegro vs. Sweden - Cost of restaurants

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pay 68.1% more for groceries

	Montenegro	Sweden
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 €0.89	$2.82 SEK27.96	+183.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 €3.84	$5.72 SEK56.73	+32.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 €4.08	$6.07 SEK60.17	+32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 €2.73	$4.23 SEK41.96	+37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.53 €3.14	$5.25 SEK52.06	+48.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.55	$1.36 SEK13.45	+120.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$1.14 SEK11.35	+54.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$1.29 SEK12.83	+90.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$1.93 SEK19.15	+69.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 €0.37	$0.76 SEK7.53	+85.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 €0.45	$0.73 SEK7.23	+45.5%
Average			+68.1%

Montenegro vs. Sweden - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.2% more for transportation

	Montenegro	Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 €5.83	$6.65 SEK65.87	+1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.79 €32.75	$77.78 SEK770.99	+111.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,365.51 €26,136.36	$31,975.58 SEK317K	+8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.81 €8.74	$22.74 SEK225.41	+131.7%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 34.7% more for housing

	Montenegro	Sweden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.12 €27.69	$38.16 SEK378.26	+22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$612.92 €545.52	$883.11 SEK8,753.97	+44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$466.81 €415.48	$671.43 SEK6,655.65	+43.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.23 €89.21	$97.70 SEK968.44	-2.5%
Average			+34.7%

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pay 33.1% less for childcare

	Montenegro	Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$358.02 €318.65	$155.03 SEK1,536.80	-56.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,100.06 €6,319.31	$7,341.74 SEK72,776.51	+3.4%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 77.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Montenegro	Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.94 €2.62	$7.36 SEK72.98	+150.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 €2.25	$4.45 SEK44.08	+75.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.18 €3.72	$7.55 SEK74.80	+80.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.64 €38.84	$41.12 SEK407.65	-5.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.10 €5.43	$15.58 SEK154.45	+155.3%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 18.0% more for clothing

	Montenegro	Sweden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.85 €75.52	$91.37 SEK905.76	+7.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.05 €32.98	$44.99 SEK445.93	+21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.45 €76.94	$95.04 SEK942.07	+9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.29 €98.17	$148.76 SEK1,474.64	+34.9%
Average			+18.0%

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