Cost of living comparison
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Montenegro vs. Switzerland Cost of Living Summary
Montenegro is 60.0% cheaper than Switzerland overall.
Montenegro vs. Switzerland Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 58.1% less for restaurants
|
Switzerland
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.33
CHF25.05
|
$11.20
€9.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$18.14
CHF14.98
|
$9.63
€8.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.29
CHF4.37
|
$2.30
€2.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.78
CHF3.95
|
$1.50
€1.34
|
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Switzerland vs. Montenegro - Cost of restaurants
pay 55.4% less for groceries
|
Switzerland
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
CHF2.89
|
$1.00
€0.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.96
CHF10.70
|
$4.31
€3.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.10
CHF6.69
|
$4.59
€4.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.57
CHF6.25
|
$3.07
€2.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.18
CHF10.06
|
$3.53
€3.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
CHF1.32
|
$0.61
€0.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
CHF0.75
|
$0.74
€0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
CHF1.03
|
$0.68
€0.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
CHF1.85
|
$1.14
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
CHF0.70
|
$0.41
€0.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
CHF0.78
|
$0.50
€0.45
|
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Switzerland vs. Montenegro - Cost of groceries
pay 46.6% less for transportation
|
Switzerland
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
CHF7.08
|
$6.55
€5.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$118.70
CHF98.04
|
$36.79
€32.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,149.55
CHF33,160.79
|
$29,365.51
€26,136.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.12
CHF34.79
|
$9.81
€8.74
|
|
Switzerland vs. Montenegro - Cost of transportation
pay 65.0% less for housing
|
Switzerland
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.17
CHF48.05
|
$31.12
€27.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,813.65
CHF1,497.95
|
$612.92
€545.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,535.97
CHF1,268.60
|
$466.81
€415.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$206.49
CHF170.54
|
$100.23
€89.21
|
|
Switzerland vs. Montenegro - Cost of housing
pay 83.0% less for childcare
|
Switzerland
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,648.71
CHF2,187.65
|
$358.02
€318.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,203.62
CHF27,423.94
|
$7,100.06
€6,319.31
|
|
Switzerland vs. Montenegro - Cost of childcare
pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Switzerland
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.68
CHF7.17
|
$2.94
€2.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.95
CHF4.92
|
$2.53
€2.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.85
CHF8.96
|
$4.18
€3.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.96
CHF77.60
|
$43.64
€38.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.75
CHF18.79
|
$6.10
€5.43
|
|
Switzerland vs. Montenegro - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 42.2% less for clothing
|
Switzerland
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$135.00
CHF111.50
|
$84.85
€75.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.94
CHF54.46
|
$37.05
€32.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$152.86
CHF126.25
|
$86.45
€76.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$196.87
CHF162.60
|
$110.29
€98.17
|
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Switzerland 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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