Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 2.1 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Montenegro
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.75
|
$8.56
€8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY118.30
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.12
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.07
|
$1.38
€1.29
|
|
pay 83.3% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.73
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.83
|
$3.88
€3.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.70
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.47
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.60
|
$2.92
€2.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.81
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.94
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.96
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.12
|
$0.39
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.29
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 51.3% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.69
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY495.42
|
$31.61
€29.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,114,315.26
|
$23,324.04
€21,787.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY140.30
|
$8.13
€7.59
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.77
|
$27.13
€25.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,080.53
|
$508.64
€475.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,671.99
|
$362.93
€339.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,605.72
|
$84.67
€79.09
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,384.66
|
$242.86
€226.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,607.14
|
$9,565.21
€8,934.92
|
|
pay 72.2% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.77
|
$2.55
€2.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.19
|
$1.70
€1.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY53.05
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY650.33
|
$34.67
€32.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY81.07
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
pay 83.9% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY972.78
|
$56.33
€52.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY838.83
|
$31.75
€29.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,041.16
|
$86.76
€81.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,380.80
|
$122.16
€114.11
|
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