Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 61.1% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Russia, you would:
pay 96.8% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Montenegro
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽722.53
|
$8.56
€8.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽79.08
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽38.24
|
$1.38
€1.30
|
|
pay 32.2% more for groceries
Russia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽410.80
|
$3.88
€3.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽324.46
|
$4.85
€4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
$2.75
€2.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽166.95
|
$2.92
€2.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.45
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽52.15
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.80
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽96.16
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.74
|
$0.39
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.61
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 84.2% more for transportation
Russia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽221.51
|
$6.17
€5.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
$31.61
€29.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
$23,324.04
€21,883.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽318.01
|
$8.13
€7.63
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Russia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
$27.13
€25.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
$508.64
€477.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
$362.93
€340.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
$84.67
€79.44
|
|
pay 57.0% more for childcare
Russia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
$242.86
€227.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
$9,565.21
€8,974.56
|
|
pay 34.9% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽144.96
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽161.66
|
$1.70
€1.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
$34.67
€32.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽379.03
|
$4.98
€4.67
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
Russia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
$56.33
€52.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
$31.75
€29.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
$86.76
€81.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
$122.16
€114.62
|
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