Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 20.0% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
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Montenegro
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.85
|
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.45
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€2.01
|
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.59
|
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.84
|
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.96
|
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.06
|
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.85
|
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.45
|
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,738.60
|
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.29
|
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
|
pay 29.8% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.96
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€662.89
|
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€514.18
|
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€94.45
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
|
pay 23.0% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€369.28
|
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,304.03
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.60
|
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.17
|
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.95
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€56.42
|
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.25
|
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
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pay 37.8% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.87
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€43.46
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€100.49
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€156.64
|
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
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