Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 20.1% cheaper than Missouri.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Missouri, you would:
pay 15.1% less for restaurants
|
Missouri
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.94
|
$11.31
€10.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
|
$8.81
€8.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
|
$2.10
€1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
|
$1.65
€1.54
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
|
Missouri
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$5.18
€4.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
|
$3.02
€2.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.33
|
$3.19
€2.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 5.9% less for transportation
|
Missouri
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.12
|
$6.10
€5.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$113.46
|
$39.06
€36.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,085.76
|
$27,888.35
€26,018.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.28
|
$9.69
€9.04
|
|
pay 43.3% less for housing
|
Missouri
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.09
|
$29.16
€27.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,115.17
|
$691.39
€645.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$919.88
|
$536.29
€500.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.57
|
$98.51
€91.91
|
|
pay 60.4% less for childcare
|
Missouri
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,010.46
|
$385.16
€359.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,080.71
|
$8,661.10
€8,080.51
|
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Missouri
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.56
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.57
|
$4.12
€3.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
|
$58.84
€54.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.55
|
$5.48
€5.11
|
|
pay 42.9% more for clothing
|
Missouri
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.27
|
$83.30
€77.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.17
|
$45.33
€42.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.34
|
$104.82
€97.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
|
$163.37
€152.42
|
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