Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 29.1% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Australia, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.76
A$25.93
|
$11.31
€10.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.73
A$15.06
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.97
|
$2.10
€1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
A$3.35
|
$1.65
€1.57
|
|
pay 36.4% less for groceries
Australia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.37
A$3.67
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
A$6.75
|
$4.01
€3.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
A$8.97
|
$5.18
€4.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
A$6.30
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
A$6.10
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
A$2.24
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
A$1.94
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
A$2.09
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
A$3.12
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
A$1.73
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.49
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
Australia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
A$7.20
|
$6.10
€5.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.03
A$128.51
|
$39.06
€37.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,742.09
A$42,937.77
|
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.38
A$28.45
|
$9.69
€9.19
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
Australia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.59
A$86.05
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,182.30
A$1,829.91
|
$691.39
€655.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$957.92
A$1,482.62
|
$536.29
€508.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.16
A$213.84
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
|
pay 57.5% less for childcare
Australia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,485.91
A$2,299.82
|
$385.16
€365.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,667.78
A$22,702.03
|
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
|
pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
A$10.28
|
$2.71
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.55
A$5.49
|
$2.26
€2.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.07
A$43.45
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.89
A$81.86
|
$58.84
€55.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.13
A$20.32
|
$5.48
€5.20
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
Australia
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.78
A$111.09
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.24
A$77.76
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.30
A$155.23
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.73
A$172.93
|
$163.37
€154.93
|
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