Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 19.0% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 10.4% less for restaurants
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Iowa
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Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$11.31
€10.55
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
|
$8.81
€8.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.10
€1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
|
$1.65
€1.54
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
|
Iowa
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.26
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
|
$5.18
€4.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
|
$3.02
€2.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.90
|
$3.19
€2.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
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pay 10.7% more for transportation
|
Iowa
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.26
|
$6.10
€5.69
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.60
|
$39.06
€36.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,209.92
|
$27,888.35
€26,018.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.53
|
$9.69
€9.04
|
|
pay 40.0% less for housing
|
Iowa
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.83
|
$29.16
€27.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.79
|
$691.39
€645.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.38
|
$536.29
€500.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.52
|
$98.51
€91.91
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
|
Iowa
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.98
|
$385.16
€359.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,039.50
|
$8,661.10
€8,080.51
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iowa
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.14
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.68
|
$4.12
€3.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.12
|
$58.84
€54.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
|
$5.48
€5.11
|
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pay 40.4% more for clothing
|
Iowa
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.44
|
$83.30
€77.72
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.50
|
$45.33
€42.29
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.35
|
$104.82
€97.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.02
|
$163.37
€152.42
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