Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 19.4% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.13
|
$2.26
THB75.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.35
|
$5.53
THB183.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.88
|
$0.63
THB20.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.34
|
$0.35
THB11.62
|
|
pay 11.8% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
$1.38
THB45.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.83
|
$7.97
THB265.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.69
|
$6.00
THB199.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.65
|
$1.92
THB63.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.80
|
$1.07
THB35.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$1.19
THB39.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.48
THB16.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.79
THB26.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.02
|
$0.63
THB21.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.64
THB21.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.45
THB15.13
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.64
|
$4.25
THB141.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.49
|
$22.11
THB735.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,072.18
|
$24,588.11
THB817,670.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.25
|
$9.24
THB307.12
|
|
pay 45.6% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.24
|
$15.82
THB526.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€550.25
|
$393.06
THB13,071.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€414.66
|
$209.24
THB6,958.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€88.77
|
$48.32
THB1,606.83
|
|
pay 20.2% more for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€289.38
|
$329.15
THB10,945.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,888.39
|
$10,347.16
THB344,092.08
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.49
|
$1.87
THB62.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.91
|
$1.81
THB60.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.31
|
$3.52
THB116.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.43
|
$46.67
THB1,552.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.15
|
$5.45
THB181.31
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€65.53
|
$34.16
THB1,136.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€27.84
|
$26.70
THB887.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€87.53
|
$75.98
THB2,526.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€109.13
|
$61.99
THB2,061.51
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