Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 5.4% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 46.2% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
€4.84
|
$2.06
₫46,802
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
€3.66
|
$4.84
₫109,800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.69
|
$0.58
₫13,202
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$0.39
₫8,843
|
|
pay 49.2% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
€0.51
|
$0.90
₫20,407
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.01
€2.64
|
$7.20
₫163,492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.23
€2.83
|
$5.41
₫122,923
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
€1.65
|
$1.42
₫32,341
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
€1.87
|
$1.65
₫37,550
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.38
|
$1.25
₫28,335
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.48
|
$0.50
₫11,297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.47
|
$0.72
₫16,458
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.55
|
$0.43
₫9,769
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.24
|
$0.55
₫12,514
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.29
|
$0.47
₫10,718
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.75
|
$4.22
₫95,720
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.47
€27.60
|
$7.61
₫172,857
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,619.07
€16,327.09
|
$41,229.46
₫936,073,553
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.81
€6.85
|
$5.48
₫124,379
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.58
€25.94
|
$10.34
₫234,818
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
€303.10
|
$370.83
₫8,419,258
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.94
€228.82
|
$231.89
₫5,264,842
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.54
€67.12
|
$46.24
₫1,049,838
|
|
pay 13.6% more for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.47
€168.78
|
$170.02
₫3,860,038
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,573.86
€6,641.53
|
$10,518.96
₫238,822,474
|
|
pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
€1.98
|
$0.90
₫20,546
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.52
€1.33
|
$1.83
₫41,442
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
€3.59
|
$1.33
₫30,289
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.24
€29.15
|
$23.21
₫526,952
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.73
€4.15
|
$3.82
₫86,671
|
|
pay 5.9% more for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.69
€40.94
|
$36.93
₫838,372
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.72
€24.31
|
$35.21
₫799,394
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.84
€62.12
|
$92.94
₫2,110,185
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.46
€90.72
|
$89.47
₫2,031,217
|
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