Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 42.7% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 19.4% less for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,042
|
$8.56
€7.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,225
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF261
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF104
|
$1.38
€1.28
|
|
pay 58.2% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF739
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF453
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
$2.75
€2.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF889
|
$2.92
€2.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF184
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF339
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF330
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF313
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF168
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF151
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 22.7% less for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF553
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,342
|
$31.61
€29.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,964,126
|
$23,324.04
€21,659.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,600
|
$8.13
€7.55
|
|
pay 43.9% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,616
|
$27.13
€25.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF87,806
|
$508.64
€472.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF74,533
|
$362.93
€337.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,843
|
$84.67
€78.63
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF83,042
|
$242.86
€225.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,565.21
€8,882.73
|
|
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF919
|
$2.55
€2.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF577
|
$1.70
€1.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF1,991
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,488
|
$34.67
€32.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,302
|
$4.98
€4.63
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,721
|
$56.33
€52.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,487
|
$31.75
€29.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,444
|
$86.76
€80.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,826
|
$122.16
€113.44
|
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