Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 83.9% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.1 times more in Montenegro
- Groceries
-
pay 8.6% less in Montenegro
- Transportation
-
pay 26.1% more in Montenegro
- Housing
-
pay 33.1% more in Montenegro
- Childcare
-
pay 85.9% more in Montenegro
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 59.5% more in Montenegro
The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Montenegro are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Montenegro.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA739
|
$11.31
€10.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$2.10
€1.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA320
|
$1.65
€1.52
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
$5.18
€4.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,364
|
$3.19
€2.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA894
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA300
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA630
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA721
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 26.1% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
$6.10
€5.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.06
€35.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,888.35
€25,643.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.69
€8.91
|
|
pay 33.1% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,052
|
$29.16
€26.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA246,371
|
$691.39
€635.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA172,460
|
$536.29
€493.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA53,757
|
$98.51
€90.58
|
|
pay 85.9% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA73,911
|
$385.16
€354.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
|
$8,661.10
€7,963.87
|
|
pay 59.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA690
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$4.12
€3.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
$58.84
€54.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$5.48
€5.04
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.30
€76.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.33
€41.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$104.82
€96.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$163.37
€150.22
|
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