Cost of living comparison
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Montenegro vs. Netherlands Cost of Living Summary
Montenegro is 39.9% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 39.6% less in Montenegro
- Groceries
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pay 33.9% less in Montenegro
- Transportation
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pay 42.7% less in Montenegro
- Housing
-
pay 48.4% less in Montenegro
- Childcare
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pay 54.7% less in Montenegro
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 45.5% less in Montenegro
- Clothing
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pay 14.6% less in Montenegro
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Montenegro.
Montenegro vs. Netherlands Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€18.68
|
$12.46
€10.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.94
€12.02
|
$9.73
€8.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
€3.05
|
$2.21
€1.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.87
€2.48
|
$1.48
€1.28
|
|
Netherlands vs. Montenegro - Cost of restaurants
pay 33.9% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
€1.86
|
$1.05
€0.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€5.78
|
$4.67
€4.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.19
|
$5.04
€4.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.76
€4.10
|
$3.22
€2.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.31
€6.30
|
$3.61
€3.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.91
|
$0.63
€0.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.98
|
$0.80
€0.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.77
|
$0.73
€0.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.59
|
$1.25
€1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.82
|
$0.46
€0.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.80
|
$0.54
€0.47
|
|
Netherlands vs. Montenegro - Cost of groceries
pay 42.7% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.56
€7.38
|
$6.61
€5.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$101.86
€87.83
|
$36.99
€31.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,970.03
€31,880.25
|
$29,199.43
€25,179.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.44
€23.66
|
$10.07
€8.68
|
|
Netherlands vs. Montenegro - Cost of transportation
pay 48.4% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.26
€42.48
|
$31.59
€27.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.13
€1,260.83
|
$699.97
€603.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,216.44
€1,048.97
|
$503.57
€434.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.59
€172.11
|
$105.52
€91.00
|
|
Netherlands vs. Montenegro - Cost of housing
pay 54.7% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,911.60
€1,648.43
|
$324.22
€279.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,591.36
€9,133.21
|
$7,794.11
€6,721.07
|
|
Netherlands vs. Montenegro - Cost of childcare
pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.49
€5.60
|
$2.93
€2.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.17
€3.60
|
$2.54
€2.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.74
€11.84
|
$4.19
€3.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.55
€37.55
|
$44.36
€38.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.09
€13.87
|
$5.52
€4.76
|
|
Netherlands vs. Montenegro - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 14.6% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.61
€81.59
|
$75.46
€65.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.24
€39.01
|
$39.04
€33.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.29
€89.93
|
$95.43
€82.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.17
€116.56
|
$113.45
€97.83
|
|
Netherlands vs. Montenegro - Cost of clothing
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