Cost of living comparison
Tennessee is 62.1% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Tennessee instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 27.9% more for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Tennessee
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.85
|
$17.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.45
|
$9.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€2.01
|
$2.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.59
|
$2.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Tennessee
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
$2.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.84
|
$5.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.96
|
$3.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
$3.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.06
|
$5.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$2.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$2.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$1.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$1.70
|
|
pay 5.7% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Tennessee
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.85
|
$3.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.45
|
$41.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,738.60
|
$31,466.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.29
|
$14.88
|
|
pay 96.6% more for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Tennessee
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.96
|
$66.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€662.89
|
$1,303.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€514.18
|
$1,173.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€94.45
|
$147.41
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Tennessee
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€369.28
|
$1,030.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,304.03
|
$17,284.00
|
|
pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Tennessee
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.60
|
$5.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.17
|
$5.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.95
|
$7.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€56.42
|
$33.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.25
|
$12.70
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Tennessee
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.87
|
$53.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€43.46
|
$43.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€100.49
|
$85.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€156.64
|
$109.39
|
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