Cost of living comparison

Yemen

compared to

Montenegro

Montenegro vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Montenegro is 12.3% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.5% more in Montenegro
Groceries: pay 57.7% less in Montenegro
Transportation: pay 21.4% less in Montenegro
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Montenegro
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Montenegro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.9% less in Montenegro
Clothing: pay 16.7% less in Montenegro

The cost of childcare, housing, and restaurants in Montenegro are more expensive than in Yemen. Expenses including groceries, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Montenegro. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Montenegro.

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Montenegro vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montenegro instead of Yemen, you would:

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pay 9.5% more for restaurants

	Yemen	Montenegro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.52 YER2,249	$11.20 €9.97	+17.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.91 YER2,340	$9.63 €8.57	-2.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 YER523	$2.30 €2.05	+3.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 YER279	$1.50 €1.34	+27.2%
Average			+9.5%

Yemen vs. Montenegro - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.7% less for groceries

	Yemen	Montenegro
Bread 1 loaf	$2.06 YER487	$1.00 €0.89	-51.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.42 YER1,515	$4.31 €3.84	-32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.63 YER3,219	$4.59 €4.08	-66.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.05 YER1,664	$3.07 €2.73	-56.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.50 YER1,298	$3.53 €3.14	-35.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.80 YER898	$0.61 €0.55	-83.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 YER254	$0.74 €0.66	-30.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.83 YER669	$0.68 €0.61	-76.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 YER346	$1.14 €1.01	-22.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 YER313	$0.41 €0.37	-69.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 YER299	$0.50 €0.45	-60.4%
Average			-57.7%

Yemen vs. Montenegro - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.4% less for transportation

	Yemen	Montenegro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.25 YER2,184	$6.55 €5.83	-29.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$84.67 YER19,994	$36.79 €32.75	-56.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,933.01 YER4M	$29,365.51 €26,136.36	+73.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.17 YER4,998	$9.81 €8.74	-53.6%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Yemen	Montenegro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.30 YER23,922	$31.12 €27.69	-69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$229.13 YER54,109	$612.92 €545.52	+167.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$175.13 YER41,357	$466.81 €415.48	+166.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.36 YER14,253	$100.23 €89.21	+66.1%
Average			+123.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Montenegro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.63 YER17,624	$358.02 €318.65	+379.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,747.12 YER885K	$7,100.06 €6,319.31	+89.5%
Average			+201.5%

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pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Montenegro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 YER658	$2.94 €2.62	+5.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.90 YER921	$2.53 €2.25	-35.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 YER1,250	$4.18 €3.72	-21.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.84 YER10,825	$43.64 €38.84	-4.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 YER1,400	$6.10 €5.43	+3.0%
Average			-9.9%

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pay 16.7% less for clothing

	Yemen	Montenegro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.14 YER17,744	$84.85 €75.52	+12.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$103.71 YER24,492	$37.05 €32.98	-64.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.02 YER18,661	$86.45 €76.94	+9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 YER23,826	$110.29 €98.17	+9.3%
Average			-16.7%

Yemen vs. Montenegro - Cost of clothing

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