Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 9.1% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€7.98
|
$2.08
฿72.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.87
|
$5.66
฿196.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.80
|
$0.67
฿23.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$0.35
฿12.28
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.48
฿51.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.62
|
$7.99
฿277.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.52
|
$6.46
฿224.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
$1.75
฿60.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.73
|
$1.07
฿37.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.20
฿41.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.50
฿17.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.79
฿27.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.59
฿20.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.62
฿21.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.46
฿15.96
|
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pay 1.0% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.75
|
$4.57
฿158.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.46
|
$24.32
฿844.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,734.51
|
$31,287.73
฿1,086,155.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.58
|
$9.68
฿336.10
|
|
pay 41.0% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.29
|
$17.10
฿593.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€473.98
|
$290.79
฿10,094.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€338.19
|
$207.49
฿7,202.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€78.90
|
$49.43
฿1,715.95
|
|
pay 20.7% more for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€226.31
|
$334.45
฿11,610.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,913.34
|
$9,908.05
฿343,958.62
|
|
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.38
|
$1.90
฿65.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$1.94
฿67.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.73
|
$3.61
฿125.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.31
|
$47.07
฿1,633.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.64
|
$5.63
฿195.52
|
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pay 23.8% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.49
|
$40.39
฿1,402.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.59
|
$27.03
฿938.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€80.85
|
$82.02
฿2,847.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€113.84
|
$65.30
฿2,266.77
|
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