Cost of living comparison
Budva is 18.9% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Budva instead of Germany, you would:
pay 30.3% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.36
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.17
|
$6.50
€5.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.55
|
$2.09
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.24
|
$1.53
€1.38
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
Germany
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.90
|
$0.98
€0.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.08
|
$4.28
€3.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.82
|
$5.17
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.20
|
$2.87
€2.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.48
|
$3.07
€2.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.14
|
$0.49
€0.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.59
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.90
|
$0.67
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.25
|
$1.20
€1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.65
|
$0.48
€0.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.70
|
$0.63
€0.57
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
Germany
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.46
|
$6.22
€5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€49.21
|
$35.20
€31.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,357.89
|
$29,240.65
€26,349.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.00
|
$14.08
€12.69
|
|
pay 23.5% less for housing
Germany
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€44.29
|
$28.61
€25.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€721.31
|
$816.11
€735.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€555.39
|
$613.69
€553.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€209.34
|
$107.14
€96.55
|
|
pay 16.2% less for childcare
Germany
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€391.30
|
$400.71
€361.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,275.83
|
$9,421.99
€8,490.44
|
|
pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.91
|
$3.25
€2.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.10
|
$2.35
€2.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€7.94
|
$3.79
€3.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€31.92
|
$47.92
€43.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.32
|
$6.23
€5.61
|
|
pay 18.5% more for clothing
Germany
|
Budva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€75.38
|
$82.58
€74.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.21
|
$30.68
€27.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€80.96
|
$118.45
€106.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€108.36
|
$203.06
€182.98
|
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