Cost of living comparison
Romania is 21.2% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Romania instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
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Montenegro
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.73
|
$8.56
RON40.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
$6.33
RON29.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.99
|
$1.72
RON8.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$1.43
RON6.75
|
|
pay 12.9% less for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
$1.08
RON5.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.80
|
$3.79
RON17.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.91
|
$5.46
RON25.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$2.83
RON13.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.03
|
$2.70
RON12.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.47
RON2.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.66
RON3.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.65
RON3.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$0.85
RON4.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.38
RON1.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.41
RON1.94
|
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pay 24.6% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.79
|
$5.64
RON26.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.04
|
$20.73
RON97.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
$25,159.13
RON118,881.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.19
|
$6.39
RON30.22
|
|
pay 39.9% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
$8.45
RON39.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€655.69
|
$363.94
RON1,719.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€508.60
|
$266.85
RON1,260.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
$107.36
RON507.32
|
|
pay 11.0% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€365.27
|
$405.62
RON1,916.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
$6,284.14
RON29,693.81
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.57
|
$2.01
RON9.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.14
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
$5.30
RON25.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€55.80
|
$37.40
RON176.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.20
|
$6.19
RON29.24
|
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pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
$57.67
RON272.50
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
$34.90
RON164.91
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
$69.76
RON329.61
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€154.93
|
$80.53
RON380.52
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