Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 51.8% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Montenegro
- Groceries
-
pay 5.2% more in Montenegro
- Transportation
-
pay 9.2% less in Montenegro
- Housing
-
pay 0.5% more in Montenegro
- Childcare
-
pay 2.4 times more in Montenegro
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 70.6% more in Montenegro
- Clothing
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pay 22.5% more in Montenegro
The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and housing in Montenegro are more expensive than in Cote d'Ivoire. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Montenegro.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA1,971
|
$11.31
€10.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,159
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA455
|
$2.10
€1.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$1.65
€1.52
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA374
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,533
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA5,829
|
$5.18
€4.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,300
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,788
|
$3.19
€2.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA955
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA274
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA343
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA423
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA422
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA533
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,208
|
$6.10
€5.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA27,101
|
$39.06
€35.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA17,738,708
|
$27,888.35
€25,643.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA8,771
|
$9.69
€8.91
|
|
pay 0.5% more for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA29,117
|
$29.16
€26.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA490,004
|
$691.39
€635.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA175,745
|
$536.29
€493.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA81,820
|
$98.51
€90.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA119,901
|
$385.16
€354.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,790,296
|
$8,661.10
€7,963.87
|
|
pay 70.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA591
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,433
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA739
|
$4.12
€3.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA45,525
|
$58.84
€54.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$5.48
€5.04
|
|
pay 22.5% more for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA44,347
|
$83.30
€76.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA31,207
|
$45.33
€41.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA44,314
|
$104.82
€96.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA67,341
|
$163.37
€150.22
|
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