Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 4.1% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
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Montenegro
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.73
|
$11.32
€10.73
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
$8.41
€7.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.99
|
$1.67
€1.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
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pay 13.8% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
$1.34
€1.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.80
|
$5.06
€4.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.91
|
$3.79
€3.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$2.88
€2.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.03
|
$3.25
€3.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$1.05
€1.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.68
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
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pay 7.8% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.79
|
$6.79
€6.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.04
|
$37.96
€36.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
$31,047.67
€29,444.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.19
|
$10.80
€10.25
|
|
pay 24.4% more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
$40.33
€38.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€655.69
|
$900.66
€854.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€508.60
|
$732.72
€694.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
$91.05
€86.34
|
|
pay 17.2% more for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€365.27
|
$455.47
€431.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
$10,051.70
€9,532.65
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.57
|
$2.23
€2.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.14
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
$5.67
€5.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€55.80
|
$40.99
€38.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.20
|
$7.85
€7.45
|
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pay 24.5% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
$77.92
€73.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
$33.75
€32.00
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
$80.24
€76.10
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€154.93
|
$93.85
€89.01
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