Cost of living comparison
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Yemen vs. Montenegro Cost of Living Summary
Yemen is 11.0% cheaper than Montenegro overall.
Yemen vs. Montenegro Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Yemen instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.20
€9.97
|
$9.52
YER2,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.63
€8.57
|
$9.91
YER2,340
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.05
|
$2.22
YER523
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.34
|
$1.18
YER279
|
|
Montenegro vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
€0.89
|
$2.06
YER487
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€3.84
|
$6.42
YER1,515
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
€4.08
|
$13.63
YER3,219
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.07
€2.73
|
$7.05
YER1,664
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.14
|
$5.50
YER1,298
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.55
|
$3.80
YER898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.66
|
$1.07
YER254
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.61
|
$2.83
YER669
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.01
|
$1.47
YER346
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.37
|
$1.32
YER313
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.45
|
$1.27
YER299
|
|
Montenegro vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries
pay 27.2% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.55
€5.83
|
$9.25
YER2,184
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.79
€32.75
|
$84.67
YER19,994
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,365.51
€26,136.36
|
$16,933.01
YER4M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.81
€8.74
|
$21.17
YER4,998
|
|
Montenegro vs. Yemen - Cost of transportation
pay 55.2% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.12
€27.69
|
$101.30
YER23,922
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$612.92
€545.52
|
$229.13
YER54,109
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.81
€415.48
|
$175.13
YER41,357
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.23
€89.21
|
$60.36
YER14,253
|
|
Montenegro vs. Yemen - Cost of housing
pay 66.8% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.02
€318.65
|
$74.63
YER17,624
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,100.06
€6,319.31
|
$3,747.12
YER885K
|
|
Montenegro vs. Yemen - Cost of childcare
pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.62
|
$2.78
YER658
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.53
€2.25
|
$3.90
YER921
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.18
€3.72
|
$5.29
YER1,250
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.64
€38.84
|
$45.84
YER10,825
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.10
€5.43
|
$5.93
YER1,400
|
|
Montenegro vs. Yemen - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 20.0% more for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.85
€75.52
|
$75.14
YER17,744
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
€32.98
|
$103.71
YER24,492
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.45
€76.94
|
$79.02
YER18,661
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.29
€98.17
|
$100.89
YER23,826
|
|
Montenegro vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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