Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 40.3% cheaper than Montenegro overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.1% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 9.7% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 35.0% less in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 62.0% less in Vietnam
- Childcare
-
pay 1.2% less in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 53.6% less in Vietnam
- Clothing
-
pay 48.2% less in Vietnam
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 72.1% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€9.68
|
$1.92
₫50,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€7.54
|
$4.34
₫113,347
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.79
|
$0.54
₫14,064
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.41
|
$0.33
₫8,492
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.84
|
$0.90
₫23,565
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.43
|
$6.05
₫158,095
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.43
|
$5.46
₫142,619
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.58
|
$1.46
₫38,141
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€2.73
|
$1.55
₫40,398
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.52
|
$1.20
₫31,277
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$0.43
₫11,128
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.57
|
$0.57
₫14,893
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.00
|
$0.45
₫11,662
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.42
|
$0.48
₫12,429
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.51
|
$0.48
₫12,589
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.22
|
$3.47
₫90,551
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€33.42
|
$7.11
₫185,618
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€23,858.48
|
$35,423.92
₫925,077,845
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€8.29
|
$5.64
₫147,340
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€24.95
|
$8.68
₫226,759
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€591.48
|
$297.09
₫7,758,334
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€458.80
|
$207.27
₫5,412,736
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€84.28
|
$39.91
₫1,042,263
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€329.50
|
$205.27
₫5,360,424
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€7,409.57
|
$12,496.31
₫326,334,819
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.32
|
$0.88
₫22,886
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€1.93
|
$1.58
₫41,268
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.52
|
$1.27
₫33,055
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€50.34
|
$22.09
₫576,876
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€4.69
|
$3.38
₫88,220
|
|
pay 48.2% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€71.26
|
$28.00
₫731,130
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€38.78
|
$22.19
₫579,577
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€89.67
|
$79.50
₫2,075,979
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€139.76
|
$79.86
₫2,085,443
|
|
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