Cost of living comparison
Syria is 50.1% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Syria instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 57.7% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.42
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 44.2% less for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.68
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.82
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,300.27
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 34.8% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.48
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.69
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.76
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.64
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.24
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,956.49
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.93
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.79
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 52.9% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.18
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.11
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.40
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.21
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
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