Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 4.9% more expensive than Lithuania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.6% more in Montenegro
- Groceries
-
pay 2.8% more in Montenegro
- Transportation
-
pay 0.6% more in Montenegro
- Housing
-
pay 39.2% more in Montenegro
- Childcare
-
pay 10.0% less in Montenegro
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.4% less in Montenegro
- Clothing
-
pay 10.6% more in Montenegro
The cost of housing, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Montenegro are more expensive than in Lithuania. Expenses including entertainment and sports and childcare are lower in Montenegro.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 6.6% more for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€10.43
|
$11.31
€9.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.10
|
$8.81
€7.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.83
|
$2.10
€1.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.41
|
$1.65
€1.46
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.43
|
$0.98
€0.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.10
|
$4.01
€3.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.50
|
$5.18
€4.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.35
|
$3.02
€2.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.69
|
$3.19
€2.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.48
|
$0.61
€0.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.65
|
$0.83
€0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.63
|
$0.67
€0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.25
|
$1.17
€1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.31
|
$0.50
€0.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.37
|
$0.59
€0.52
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.28
|
$6.10
€5.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€26.39
|
$39.06
€34.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€30,958.60
|
$27,888.35
€24,553.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€9.35
|
$9.69
€8.53
|
|
pay 39.2% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€12.89
|
$29.16
€25.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€446.86
|
$691.39
€608.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€306.18
|
$536.29
€472.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€129.40
|
$98.51
€86.73
|
|
pay 10.0% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€420.00
|
$385.16
€339.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€7,680.73
|
$8,661.10
€7,625.56
|
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.25
|
$2.71
€2.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.55
|
$2.26
€1.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.54
|
$4.12
€3.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€36.48
|
$58.84
€51.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.22
|
$5.48
€4.82
|
|
pay 10.6% more for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€83.22
|
$83.30
€73.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€33.01
|
$45.33
€39.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€78.21
|
$104.82
€92.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€124.51
|
$163.37
€143.84
|
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