Cost of living comparison
Kotor is 16.9% more expensive than Montenegro overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.9% more in Kotor
- Groceries
-
pay 5.3% more in Kotor
- Transportation
-
pay 24.1% more in Kotor
- Housing
-
pay 23.1% more in Kotor
- Childcare
-
pay 5.3% more in Kotor
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.7% more in Kotor
- Clothing
-
pay 23.9% more in Kotor
The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Kotor are more expensive than in Montenegro.
If you lived in Kotor instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 7.9% more for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Kotor
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€11.03
|
$13.93
€13.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.59
|
$9.65
€9.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€2.04
|
$2.13
€2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.61
|
$1.61
€1.57
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Kotor
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.96
|
$1.07
€1.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.91
|
$4.10
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€5.05
|
$5.46
€5.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.94
|
$2.99
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.12
|
$3.59
€3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.61
€0.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.81
|
$0.87
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.65
|
$0.67
€0.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.14
|
$1.26
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$0.54
€0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.58
|
$0.65
€0.63
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Kotor
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.95
|
$6.17
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€38.09
|
$64.31
€62.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€27,196.21
|
$27,933.36
€27,240.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.45
|
$12.65
€12.33
|
|
pay 23.1% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Kotor
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€28.44
|
$29.35
€28.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€674.23
|
$964.59
€940.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€522.98
|
$768.10
€749.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€96.07
|
$107.43
€104.76
|
|
pay 5.3% more for childcare
Montenegro
|
Kotor
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€375.60
|
$396.55
€386.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,446.15
|
$9,324.34
€9,092.93
|
|
pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Kotor
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.64
|
$3.22
€3.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.20
|
$2.48
€2.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€4.02
|
$4.07
€3.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€57.38
|
$128.61
€125.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.34
|
$5.36
€5.23
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
Montenegro
|
Kotor
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€81.23
|
$107.18
€104.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€44.21
|
$57.16
€55.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€102.21
|
$120.19
€117.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€159.32
|
$206.31
€201.19
|
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