Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 72.6% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$29.53
|
$11.31
€10.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.70
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.72
|
$2.10
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.50
|
$1.65
€1.57
|
|
pay 35.6% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.05
|
$4.01
€3.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.94
|
$5.18
€4.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.84
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.70
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.06
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.62
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.65
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.83
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.67
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 35.3% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.25
|
$6.10
€5.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$228.85
|
$39.06
€37.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$111,674.05
|
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.85
|
$9.69
€9.19
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$103.13
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,658.52
|
$691.39
€655.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,161.50
|
$536.29
€508.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$285.89
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
|
pay 39.4% more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,501.62
|
$385.16
€365.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,601.22
|
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
|
pay 79.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.00
|
$2.71
€2.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.00
|
$2.26
€2.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.25
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$126.67
|
$58.84
€55.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.84
|
$5.48
€5.20
|
|
pay 86.5% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$250.01
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$229.97
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$405.14
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$328.09
|
$163.37
€154.93
|
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