Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 22.7% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.73
|
$2.33
THB81.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
$6.02
THB209.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.99
|
$0.70
THB24.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$0.38
THB13.20
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
$1.40
THB48.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.80
|
$8.16
THB284.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.91
|
$6.68
THB232.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
$2.05
THB71.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.03
|
$1.29
THB44.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$1.23
THB42.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.52
THB18.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.82
THB28.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$0.66
THB22.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.69
THB24.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.54
THB18.64
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.79
|
$4.47
THB155.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.04
|
$25.43
THB885.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
$31,362.48
THB1,091,344.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.19
|
$9.67
THB336.35
|
|
pay 46.7% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
$17.13
THB596.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€655.69
|
$389.22
THB13,543.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€508.60
|
$225.23
THB7,837.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
$55.17
THB1,919.93
|
|
pay 4.0% more for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€365.27
|
$341.66
THB11,888.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
$10,344.18
THB359,954.45
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.57
|
$2.20
THB76.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.14
|
$1.90
THB66.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
$3.85
THB133.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€55.80
|
$48.79
THB1,697.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.20
|
$5.42
THB188.64
|
|
pay 42.4% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
$38.62
THB1,343.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
$29.36
THB1,021.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
$82.78
THB2,880.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€154.93
|
$65.55
THB2,281.15
|
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