Cost of living comparison
Budva is 8.5% more expensive than Montenegro overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.2% more in Budva
- Groceries
-
pay 3.2% more in Budva
- Transportation
-
pay 6.9% more in Budva
- Housing
-
pay 12.2% more in Budva
- Childcare
-
pay 5.3% more in Budva
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5% more in Budva
- Clothing
-
pay 23.9% more in Budva
The cost of clothing, housing, transportation, childcare, restaurants, and groceries in Budva are more expensive than in Montenegro.
If you lived in Budva instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Budva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€9.96
|
$13.93
€12.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€7.76
|
$9.65
€8.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.84
|
$1.91
€1.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.46
|
$1.61
€1.42
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Budva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.87
|
$1.07
€0.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.53
|
$4.10
€3.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.56
|
$5.46
€4.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.65
|
$2.99
€2.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€2.81
|
$3.16
€2.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.54
|
$0.56
€0.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.59
|
$0.66
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.03
|
$1.26
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.44
|
$0.54
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.52
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Budva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.37
|
$6.17
€5.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€34.39
|
$37.51
€33.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€24,553.93
|
$27,865.84
€24,534.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€8.53
|
$12.65
€11.13
|
|
pay 12.2% more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Budva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€25.67
|
$29.35
€25.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€608.73
|
$836.92
€736.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€472.17
|
$631.78
€556.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€86.73
|
$107.43
€94.59
|
|
pay 5.3% more for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Budva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€339.11
|
$396.55
€349.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€7,625.56
|
$9,324.34
€8,209.49
|
|
pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Budva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.39
|
$3.22
€2.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€1.99
|
$2.48
€2.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.63
|
$4.07
€3.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€51.81
|
$51.44
€45.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€4.82
|
$5.36
€4.72
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Budva
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€73.34
|
$107.18
€94.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€39.91
|
$57.16
€50.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€92.28
|
$120.19
€105.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€143.84
|
$206.31
€181.65
|
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