Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 31.2% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 34.7% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Montenegro
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD729
|
$10.03
€9.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
$6.98
€6.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD152
|
$2.07
€1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD114
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD357
|
$4.20
€3.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD501
|
$5.15
€4.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
$2.91
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD303
|
$3.08
€2.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD78
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD74
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD87
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD42
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 19.1% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD695
|
$6.19
€5.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,910
|
$35.69
€33.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,917,022
|
$25,337.87
€23,641.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD741
|
$10.16
€9.48
|
|
pay 60.6% more for housing
Serbia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,383
|
$27.71
€25.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,618
|
$604.28
€563.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,766
|
$455.38
€424.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,152
|
$97.48
€90.96
|
|
pay 36.4% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD24,051
|
$317.80
€296.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD645,485
|
$7,564.83
€7,058.38
|
|
pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD215
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD169
|
$2.09
€1.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
$3.64
€3.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,629
|
$40.01
€37.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD493
|
$5.66
€5.28
|
|
pay 8.9% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,982
|
$71.96
€67.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,825
|
$30.57
€28.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,627
|
$96.13
€89.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,387
|
$119.85
€111.83
|
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