Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 16.0% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.85
|
$15.56
€14.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.45
|
$8.31
€7.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€2.01
|
$1.68
€1.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.59
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
pay 32.8% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
$1.77
€1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.84
|
$6.32
€6.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.96
|
$6.39
€6.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.06
|
$3.79
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.92
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$1.25
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 26.5% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.85
|
$5.54
€5.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.45
|
$42.87
€41.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,738.60
|
$26,716.67
€25,615.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.29
|
$20.31
€19.47
|
|
pay 28.3% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.96
|
$33.66
€32.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€662.89
|
$862.00
€826.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€514.18
|
$707.00
€677.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€94.45
|
$139.26
€133.52
|
|
pay 3.7% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€369.28
|
$417.93
€400.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,304.03
|
$7,282.83
€6,982.58
|
|
pay 41.1% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.60
|
$3.45
€3.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.17
|
$3.61
€3.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.95
|
$4.90
€4.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€56.42
|
$59.44
€56.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.25
|
$10.85
€10.40
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.87
|
$81.33
€77.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€43.46
|
$46.86
€44.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€100.49
|
$112.61
€107.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€156.64
|
$107.65
€103.21
|
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