Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 32.5% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.16
|
$1.84
₫45,576
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.38
|
$4.33
₫107,497
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.89
|
$0.55
₫13,607
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.34
|
$0.34
₫8,558
|
|
pay 3.8% less for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
$0.88
₫21,927
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.84
|
$6.02
₫149,321
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.70
|
$5.38
₫133,614
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.66
|
$1.49
₫37,000
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.81
|
$1.52
₫37,654
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.26
₫31,389
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.44
₫10,917
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.63
₫15,739
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.02
|
$0.42
₫10,352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.49
₫12,254
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.49
₫12,212
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.66
|
$3.48
₫86,347
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.61
|
$6.87
₫170,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,154.17
|
$34,303.88
₫851,424,673
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.28
|
$5.70
₫141,424
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.32
|
$8.95
₫222,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€552.20
|
$304.25
₫7,551,416
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€416.13
|
$210.52
₫5,225,188
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.08
|
$43.00
₫1,067,351
|
|
pay 12.5% more for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€290.41
|
$212.34
₫5,270,217
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,912.87
|
$11,971.85
₫297,142,066
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.50
|
$0.89
₫22,125
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.91
|
$1.56
₫38,809
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.33
|
$1.19
₫29,426
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.56
|
$22.79
₫565,708
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.17
|
$3.60
₫89,307
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€65.76
|
$28.72
₫712,952
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€27.94
|
$23.06
₫572,406
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€87.84
|
$81.55
₫2,024,047
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€109.52
|
$91.83
₫2,279,332
|
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