Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 25.2% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 16.9% more for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.24
|
$11.31
SEK119.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.43
|
$9.30
SEK97.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.91
|
$1.93
SEK20.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$1.88
SEK19.84
|
|
pay 60.6% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$2.55
SEK26.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.87
|
$5.31
SEK55.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.74
|
$5.59
SEK58.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.68
|
$3.82
SEK40.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$4.89
SEK51.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.22
SEK12.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.07
SEK11.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$1.14
SEK11.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.80
SEK18.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.67
SEK7.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.72
SEK7.62
|
|
pay 54.4% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.70
|
$6.80
SEK71.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.87
|
$68.13
SEK717.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,338.89
|
$27,059.79
SEK284,942.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.36
|
$21.32
SEK224.50
|
|
pay 15.9% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.53
|
$29.04
SEK305.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€556.61
|
$873.36
SEK9,196.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€419.45
|
$653.04
SEK6,876.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.79
|
$69.04
SEK727.02
|
|
pay 62.0% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.73
|
$121.10
SEK1,275.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,968.02
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,079.01
|
|
pay 88.2% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$6.81
SEK71.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.93
|
$3.75
SEK39.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$6.25
SEK65.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.85
|
$39.42
SEK415.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.21
|
$13.75
SEK144.76
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
Montenegro
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.29
|
$80.13
SEK843.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.16
|
$34.51
SEK363.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.54
|
$82.17
SEK865.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.39
|
$117.97
SEK1,242.25
|
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