Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 34.4% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 32.7% more for restaurants
North Korea
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Montenegro
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$8.56
€8.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$1.38
€1.29
|
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pay 39.0% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Montenegro
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$3.88
€3.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$2.92
€2.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.39
€0.37
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
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pay 16.2% more for transportation
North Korea
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.61
€29.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$23,324.04
€21,787.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$8.13
€7.59
|
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pay 63.9% more for housing
North Korea
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$27.13
€25.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$508.64
€475.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$362.93
€339.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$84.67
€79.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Montenegro
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$242.86
€226.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,565.21
€8,934.92
|
pay 39.1% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$2.55
€2.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$1.70
€1.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.67
€32.39
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
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pay 93.7% more for clothing
North Korea
|
Montenegro
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$56.33
€52.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.75
€29.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$86.76
€81.05
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$122.16
€114.11
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