Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 66.0% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL27.58
|
$11.31
€10.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL22.22
|
$8.81
€8.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.34
|
$2.10
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.22
|
$1.65
€1.57
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.70
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL11.21
|
$4.01
€3.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.94
|
$5.18
€4.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.47
|
$3.02
€2.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.36
|
$3.19
€3.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.50
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.08
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL2.00
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.91
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.81
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.92
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 81.5% more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.60
|
$6.10
€5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL37.60
|
$39.06
€37.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL57,646.32
|
$27,888.35
€26,555.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.79
|
$9.69
€9.23
|
|
pay 69.7% more for housing
|
Georgia
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL44.42
|
$29.16
€27.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,327.07
|
$691.39
€658.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL909.91
|
$536.29
€510.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL151.78
|
$98.51
€93.80
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL561.31
|
$385.16
€366.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,791.12
|
$8,661.10
€8,247.10
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.34
|
$2.71
€2.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.89
|
$2.26
€2.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL8.21
|
$4.12
€3.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL111.77
|
$58.84
€56.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.74
|
$5.48
€5.22
|
|
pay 26.7% more for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL174.26
|
$83.30
€79.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL116.15
|
$45.33
€43.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL281.16
|
$104.82
€99.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL290.33
|
$163.37
€155.56
|
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