Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 87.5% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 60.7% more for restaurants
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Montenegro
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.86
|
$18.85
€18.09
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.46
|
$12.97
€12.45
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€2.01
|
$3.11
€2.99
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.59
|
$2.98
€2.86
|
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pay 83.5% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.85
|
$9.88
€9.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.97
|
$4.86
€4.66
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
$4.25
€4.08
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.07
|
$7.68
€7.38
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$1.19
€1.14
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$1.72
€1.65
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$0.96
€0.93
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pay 83.9% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.86
|
$6.37
€6.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.49
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,769.38
|
$26,949.84
€25,868.53
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.30
|
$34.01
€32.65
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.99
|
$54.60
€52.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€663.65
|
$1,768.97
€1,697.99
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€514.77
|
$1,639.77
€1,573.97
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€94.56
|
$211.55
€203.06
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€369.71
|
$1,523.51
€1,462.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,313.59
|
$15,004.68
€14,402.65
|
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pay 68.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.60
|
$5.20
€4.99
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.17
|
$4.33
€4.16
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.96
|
$6.16
€5.92
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€56.48
|
$33.59
€32.25
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.26
|
$13.93
€13.37
|
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pay 9.9% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.96
|
$81.75
€78.47
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€43.51
|
$41.83
€40.15
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€100.61
|
$96.18
€92.32
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€156.82
|
$127.67
€122.55
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