Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 6.5% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Poland, you would:
pay 8.9% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
$10.03
€9.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
$6.98
€6.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$2.07
€1.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$1.47
€1.36
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
Poland
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
$4.20
€3.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$5.15
€4.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$2.91
€2.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$3.08
€2.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Poland
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
$6.19
€5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.55
|
$35.69
€33.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,013.48
|
$25,337.87
€23,459.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
$10.16
€9.40
|
|
pay 9.2% more for housing
Poland
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
$27.71
€25.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,379.62
|
$604.28
€559.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,933.01
|
$455.38
€421.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.62
|
$97.48
€90.26
|
|
pay 13.8% more for childcare
Poland
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.43
|
$317.80
€294.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,921.96
|
$7,564.83
€7,004.08
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
$2.74
€2.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$2.09
€1.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
$3.64
€3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.38
|
$40.01
€37.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
$5.66
€5.24
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
Poland
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.33
|
$71.96
€66.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.95
|
$30.57
€28.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN327.91
|
$96.13
€89.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN369.97
|
$119.85
€110.96
|
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