Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 24.2% cheaper than Montenegro overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.0% less in Serbia
- Groceries
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pay 15.0% less in Serbia
- Transportation
-
pay 15.9% less in Serbia
- Housing
-
pay 27.2% less in Serbia
- Childcare
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pay 38.0% less in Serbia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 26.4% less in Serbia
- Clothing
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pay 21.2% less in Serbia
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Serbia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Serbia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€9.73
|
$7.13
RSD718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€7.58
|
$7.64
RSD770
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.80
|
$1.60
RSD161
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.42
|
$1.16
RSD116
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.85
|
$0.70
RSD71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.45
|
$3.97
RSD400
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.45
|
$4.84
RSD487
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.59
|
$2.39
RSD240
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€2.75
|
$2.93
RSD295
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.52
|
$0.48
RSD48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.72
|
$0.75
RSD76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.58
|
$0.64
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.01
|
$0.81
RSD82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.43
|
$0.46
RSD46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.51
|
$0.43
RSD44
|
|
pay 15.9% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.25
|
$6.22
RSD627
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€33.59
|
$23.52
RSD2,369
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€23,982.58
|
$28,112.26
RSD2,831,579
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€8.34
|
$7.11
RSD716
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€25.08
|
$23.16
RSD2,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€594.56
|
$353.21
RSD35,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€461.18
|
$242.83
RSD24,459
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€84.72
|
$113.86
RSD11,469
|
|
pay 38.0% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€331.22
|
$238.41
RSD24,013
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€7,448.12
|
$5,379.39
RSD541,834
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.33
|
$2.03
RSD204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€1.94
|
$1.68
RSD169
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.54
|
$3.80
RSD383
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€50.60
|
$25.78
RSD2,597
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€4.71
|
$4.53
RSD456
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€71.63
|
$73.17
RSD7,370
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€38.98
|
$35.45
RSD3,571
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€90.14
|
$92.31
RSD9,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€140.49
|
$99.77
RSD10,049
|
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