Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 49.8% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 61.0% more for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.86
BGN16.48
|
$11.31
€10.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.63
BGN14.19
|
$8.81
€8.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BGN2.22
|
$2.10
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BGN1.37
|
$1.65
€1.57
|
|
pay 1.1% more for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
BGN1.64
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
BGN8.65
|
$4.01
€3.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.10
BGN11.35
|
$5.18
€4.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
BGN5.48
|
$3.02
€2.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
BGN5.86
|
$3.19
€3.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
BGN1.27
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
BGN1.57
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.35
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
BGN1.81
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.92
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
BGN10.12
|
$6.10
€5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.97
BGN42.75
|
$39.06
€37.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.67
BGN55,689.41
|
$27,888.35
€26,555.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.49
BGN12.08
|
$9.69
€9.23
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
BGN22.65
|
$29.16
€27.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$301.56
BGN561.33
|
$691.39
€658.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.85
BGN433.43
|
$536.29
€510.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.06
BGN143.44
|
$98.51
€93.80
|
|
pay 36.5% more for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.01
BGN679.44
|
$385.16
€366.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,166.80
BGN9,617.60
|
$8,661.10
€8,247.10
|
|
pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.40
|
$2.71
€2.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
BGN3.27
|
$2.26
€2.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
BGN6.01
|
$4.12
€3.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.54
BGN53.12
|
$58.84
€56.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
BGN12.41
|
$5.48
€5.22
|
|
pay 73.6% more for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.59
BGN83.00
|
$83.30
€79.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.98
BGN53.94
|
$45.33
€43.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.86
BGN141.20
|
$104.82
€99.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
BGN142.92
|
$163.37
€155.56
|
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