Cost of living comparison
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Montenegro vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary
Montenegro is 47.4% more expensive than Peru overall.
Montenegro vs. Peru Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Peru, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
PEN11.93
|
$11.20
€9.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.26
PEN21.58
|
$9.63
€8.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
PEN3.38
|
$2.30
€2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
PEN1.85
|
$1.50
€1.34
|
|
Peru vs. Montenegro - Cost of restaurants
pay 10.0% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
PEN6.64
|
$1.00
€0.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
PEN12.73
|
$4.31
€3.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
PEN17.65
|
$4.59
€4.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
PEN10.04
|
$3.07
€2.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
PEN9.03
|
$3.53
€3.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
PEN2.97
|
$0.61
€0.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.66
|
$0.74
€0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
PEN1.85
|
$0.68
€0.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
PEN1.75
|
$1.14
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.44
|
$0.41
€0.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
PEN1.41
|
$0.50
€0.45
|
|
Peru vs. Montenegro - Cost of groceries
pay 24.3% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
PEN20.01
|
$6.55
€5.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.42
PEN73.79
|
$36.79
€32.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,430.71
PEN70,380.21
|
$29,365.51
€26,136.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.50
PEN67.18
|
$9.81
€8.74
|
|
Peru vs. Montenegro - Cost of transportation
pay 69.6% more for housing
|
Peru
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.21
PEN100.61
|
$31.12
€27.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.10
PEN1,491.96
|
$612.92
€545.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.75
PEN856.90
|
$466.81
€415.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.94
PEN141.03
|
$100.23
€89.21
|
|
Peru vs. Montenegro - Cost of housing
pay 60.3% more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.64
PEN456.92
|
$358.02
€318.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,456.55
PEN25,686.50
|
$7,100.06
€6,319.31
|
|
Peru vs. Montenegro - Cost of childcare
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
PEN8.04
|
$2.94
€2.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
PEN10.42
|
$2.53
€2.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
PEN19.12
|
$4.18
€3.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.34
PEN107.96
|
$43.64
€38.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
PEN17.43
|
$6.10
€5.43
|
|
Peru vs. Montenegro - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 58.3% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.89
PEN161.52
|
$84.85
€75.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.32
PEN87.21
|
$37.05
€32.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.41
PEN225.33
|
$86.45
€76.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.54
PEN212.00
|
$110.29
€98.17
|
|
Peru vs. Montenegro - 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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