Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 72.6% more expensive than Brazil overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Montenegro
- Groceries
-
pay 35.6% more in Montenegro
- Transportation
-
pay 35.3% more in Montenegro
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Montenegro
- Childcare
-
pay 39.4% more in Montenegro
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 79.1% more in Montenegro
- Clothing
-
pay 86.5% more in Montenegro
The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in Montenegro are more expensive than in Brazil. Notably, housing, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Montenegro.
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$29.33
|
$11.31
€10.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.47
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.68
|
$2.10
€1.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.47
|
$1.65
€1.52
|
|
pay 35.6% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.81
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$22.90
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.81
|
$5.18
€4.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.77
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.78
|
$3.19
€2.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.67
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.04
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.61
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.63
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.82
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.65
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 35.3% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.11
|
$6.10
€5.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$227.36
|
$39.06
€35.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$110,946.83
|
$27,888.35
€25,643.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.57
|
$9.69
€8.91
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$102.46
|
$29.16
€26.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,647.72
|
$691.39
€635.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,153.93
|
$536.29
€493.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$284.03
|
$98.51
€90.58
|
|
pay 39.4% more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,491.85
|
$385.16
€354.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,349.85
|
$8,661.10
€7,963.87
|
|
pay 79.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$8.94
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$8.94
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.18
|
$4.12
€3.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$125.85
|
$58.84
€54.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.62
|
$5.48
€5.04
|
|
pay 86.5% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$248.38
|
$83.30
€76.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$228.47
|
$45.33
€41.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$402.51
|
$104.82
€96.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$325.95
|
$163.37
€150.22
|
|
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