Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 25.0% cheaper than Houston.
- Restaurants
-
pay 18.5% less in Montenegro
- Groceries
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pay 28.0% less in Montenegro
- Transportation
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pay 2.0% less in Montenegro
- Housing
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pay 50.3% less in Montenegro
- Childcare
-
pay 67.9% less in Montenegro
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 35.3% less in Montenegro
- Clothing
-
pay 26.8% more in Montenegro
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Montenegro.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Houston, you would:
pay 18.5% less for restaurants
|
Houston
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$11.31
€11.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$8.81
€8.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$2.10
€2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.65
€1.61
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
|
Houston
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.97
|
$0.98
€0.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.39
|
$4.01
€3.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.43
|
$5.18
€5.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
|
$3.02
€2.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
|
$3.19
€3.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
|
$0.83
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.67
€0.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$1.17
€1.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.50
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.59
€0.58
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
|
Houston
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.88
|
$6.10
€5.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$39.06
€38.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,278.39
|
$27,888.35
€27,196.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.79
|
$9.69
€9.45
|
|
pay 50.3% less for housing
|
Houston
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.71
|
$29.16
€28.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,582.84
|
$691.39
€674.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,189.12
|
$536.29
€522.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.41
|
$98.51
€96.07
|
|
pay 67.9% less for childcare
|
Houston
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,457.58
|
$385.16
€375.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,000.00
|
$8,661.10
€8,446.15
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Houston
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$2.71
€2.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
|
$2.26
€2.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.97
|
$4.12
€4.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
|
$58.84
€57.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$5.48
€5.34
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
|
Houston
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.14
|
$83.30
€81.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.00
|
$45.33
€44.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.28
|
$104.82
€102.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.12
|
$163.37
€159.32
|
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