Cost of living comparison
Austria is 41.7% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Austria instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 37.5% more for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.77
|
$15.38
€14.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.39
|
$10.63
€10.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.99
|
$3.11
€2.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$2.40
€2.28
|
|
pay 70.1% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
$2.51
€2.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.82
|
$8.15
€7.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.93
|
$5.62
€5.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.87
|
$4.05
€3.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.04
|
$6.06
€5.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$1.15
€1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$1.88
€1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
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pay 33.2% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.81
|
$6.30
€6.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.19
|
$48.89
€46.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,555.28
|
$26,790.93
€25,510.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.23
|
$20.20
€19.24
|
|
pay 63.9% more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.77
|
$36.05
€34.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€658.34
|
$834.31
€794.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€510.66
|
$704.76
€671.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€93.80
|
$275.88
€262.69
|
|
pay 38.5% more for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€366.75
|
$436.40
€415.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,247.10
|
$14,173.71
€13,496.21
|
|
pay 59.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.58
|
$4.65
€4.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.15
|
$3.63
€3.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.92
|
$6.56
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€56.03
|
$45.89
€43.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.22
|
$12.58
€11.98
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.32
|
$85.11
€81.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€43.17
|
$43.90
€41.80
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€99.81
|
$88.16
€83.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€155.56
|
$118.74
€113.06
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