Cost of living comparison
Bar is 12.4% cheaper than Montenegro overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 1.7% more in Bar
- Groceries
-
pay 7.9% less in Bar
- Transportation
-
pay 2.9% less in Bar
- Housing
-
pay 8.5% less in Bar
- Childcare
-
pay 34.0% less in Bar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.4% less in Bar
- Clothing
-
pay 21.9% less in Bar
Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Bar.
If you lived in Bar instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 1.7% more for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Bar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.14
|
$10.72
€9.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€7.89
|
$8.57
€7.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.88
|
$1.55
€1.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.48
|
$2.33
€2.08
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Bar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.88
|
$0.84
€0.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.59
|
$3.85
€3.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.64
|
$4.53
€4.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.70
|
$2.90
€2.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€2.86
|
$3.05
€2.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.55
|
$0.56
€0.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.75
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.60
|
$0.65
€0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.05
|
$1.09
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.44
|
$0.44
€0.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.53
|
$0.53
€0.47
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Bar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.47
|
$6.18
€5.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€34.99
|
$26.79
€24.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€24,984.92
|
$30,009.37
€26,885.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€8.68
|
$10.72
€9.60
|
|
pay 8.5% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Bar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€26.12
|
$27.96
€25.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€619.41
|
$624.30
€559.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€480.46
|
$489.69
€438.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€88.26
|
$87.16
€78.08
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Bar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€345.06
|
$241.15
€216.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€7,759.40
|
$6,013.78
€5,387.69
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Bar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.43
|
$2.68
€2.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.03
|
$2.27
€2.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.69
|
$3.75
€3.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€52.72
|
$37.85
€33.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€4.91
|
$4.29
€3.84
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Bar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€74.63
|
$60.29
€54.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€40.61
|
$28.13
€25.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€93.90
|
$90.43
€81.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€146.36
|
$150.05
€134.43
|
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