Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 2.0 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS501.74
|
$11.31
€10.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS491.71
|
$8.81
€8.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.50
|
$2.10
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.66
|
$1.65
€1.59
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.33
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS444.54
|
$4.01
€3.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS280.75
|
$5.18
€4.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS152.00
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.87
|
$3.19
€3.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.77
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.58
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.63
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS78.06
|
$1.17
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.67
|
$0.50
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.77
|
$0.59
€0.57
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS251.25
|
$6.10
€5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS652.26
|
$39.06
€37.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,411,832.95
|
$27,888.35
€26,769.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS361.25
|
$9.69
€9.30
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,042.04
|
$29.16
€27.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,060.32
|
$691.39
€663.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,540.27
|
$536.29
€514.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,005.88
|
$98.51
€94.56
|
|
pay 53.9% more for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,907.93
|
$385.16
€369.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS533,575.55
|
$8,661.10
€8,313.59
|
|
pay 74.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.35
|
$2.71
€2.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.84
|
$2.26
€2.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.97
|
$4.12
€3.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,719.97
|
$58.84
€56.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS376.31
|
$5.48
€5.26
|
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pay 47.9% more for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,512.18
|
$83.30
€79.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,361.66
|
$45.33
€43.51
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,985.71
|
$104.82
€100.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,362.34
|
$163.37
€156.82
|
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