Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 62.0% more expensive than Ecuador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Montenegro
- Groceries
-
pay 22.7% more in Montenegro
- Transportation
-
pay 51.5% more in Montenegro
- Housing
-
pay 88.3% more in Montenegro
- Childcare
-
pay 74.8% more in Montenegro
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.3% more in Montenegro
- Clothing
-
pay 44.0% more in Montenegro
The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Montenegro are more expensive than in Ecuador. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Montenegro.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Montenegro
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$11.31
€10.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$8.81
€7.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$2.10
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$1.65
€1.47
|
|
pay 22.7% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$0.98
€0.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$4.01
€3.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$5.18
€4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$3.02
€2.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$3.19
€2.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$0.61
€0.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.83
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.67
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$1.17
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.50
€0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.59
€0.53
|
|
pay 51.5% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$6.10
€5.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$39.06
€34.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$27,888.35
€24,788.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$9.69
€8.62
|
|
pay 88.3% more for housing
Ecuador
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$29.16
€25.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$691.39
€614.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$536.29
€476.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$98.51
€87.56
|
|
pay 74.8% more for childcare
Ecuador
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$385.16
€342.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$8,661.10
€7,698.42
|
|
pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$2.71
€2.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$2.26
€2.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$4.12
€3.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$58.84
€52.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$5.48
€4.87
|
|
pay 44.0% more for clothing
Ecuador
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$83.30
€74.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$45.33
€40.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$104.82
€93.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$163.37
€145.21
|
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