Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 7.0% more expensive than Latvia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 32.5% more in Montenegro
- Groceries
-
pay 2.3% more in Montenegro
- Transportation
-
pay 1.3% more in Montenegro
- Housing
-
pay 33.3% more in Montenegro
- Childcare
-
pay 22.6% less in Montenegro
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.0% less in Montenegro
- Clothing
-
pay 18.4% more in Montenegro
The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Montenegro are more expensive than in Latvia. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Montenegro.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 32.5% more for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.40
|
$11.31
€10.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.51
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.26
|
$2.10
€1.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$1.65
€1.52
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.76
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.28
|
$5.18
€4.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$3.19
€2.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 1.3% more for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.21
|
$6.10
€5.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€36.23
|
$39.06
€35.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€23,544.86
|
$27,888.35
€25,643.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.34
|
$9.69
€8.91
|
|
pay 33.3% more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€15.84
|
$29.16
€26.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€430.00
|
$691.39
€635.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€296.70
|
$536.29
€493.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€180.99
|
$98.51
€90.58
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€393.26
|
$385.16
€354.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,305.92
|
$8,661.10
€7,963.87
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.56
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.82
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.55
|
$4.12
€3.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€39.27
|
$58.84
€54.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.20
|
$5.48
€5.04
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€70.35
|
$83.30
€76.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€39.70
|
$45.33
€41.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€77.62
|
$104.82
€96.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€110.96
|
$163.37
€150.22
|
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